*  MAY  ]  3  1904 


BV  260  .W673  1904 
Wotherspoon,  H.  J. 
Kyrie  eleison.  ("Lord,  have 
mercy" ) 


Ik^rie  Eleison 

{"LORD,  HAVE  MERCY") 


MANUAL  OF  PRIVATE  PRAYERS 


WITH  NOTES  AND  ADDITIONAL  MATTER 


H.  J.  WOTHERSPOON,  M.A. 

OF  ST.  Oswald's,  Edinburgh 


PHILADELPHIA 

THE   WESTMINSTER    PRESS 
1904 


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CONTENTS. 


PAGE 
I.    SHORT     FORMS   OF    PRIVATE   PRAYER    FOR   A 

WEEK ig 

II.     THE    HOLY  COMMUNION,  BEFORE  AND  AFTER         5 1 

III.  AIDS   TO    INTERCESSION  .  .  .  .         9I 

IV.  ADDITIONAL    PRAYERS             .            .            .             -135 
APPENDIX 161 


The  following  short  forms  of  prayer  are 
adapted  mainly  for  those  who  have  but  little 
leisure  —  whose  morning  deiwtions  must  on 
most  days  of  the  week  be  short,  and  whose 
midday  prayer  must  be  shorter  still.  Those 
who  have  more  time  to  give  to  this  work  of 
prayer  are  counselled  to  supplement  these  by 
additional  devotions,  such  as  are  stcpplied  at 
later  pages ;  and  especially  it  is  recom?nended 
that  some  definite  work  of  Intercession  be  at- 
tempted at  midday  prayers  ;  and  that  the  Holy 
Scripture  be  read  after  prayer  (rather  than 
before  it)  both  night  and  fnorning. 

The  author  has  to  acknowledge  his  indebted- 
ness for  suggestio?is  of  method  to  the  many 
similar  manuals  already  iii  circulation,  and 
to  the  common  stock  of  devotional  matter  current 
amoftg  Christian  people  for  various  sentences 
and  echoes  of  phrase.  A  few  of  the  prayers 
in  Part  III.  are  taken  from  well-known 
sources  and  are  so  marked.  If  anything  has 
been  borrowed  without  acknowledgment,  it  is 
by  oversight. 


Evening,  and  Morning,  and  at  Noon,  will 

I    PRAY.    AND    CRY   ALOUD  :    AND    He   SHALL   HEAR 

MY   VOICE. — Psalm  Iv.   17 


Suntrag  :   Morning. 


Place  yourself  in  the  presence  of  God ;    say  with 
reverence  and  recollection. 

This  is  the  day  that  the  Lord  hath  made  :  I 
will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and 
to  the  Holy  Ghost.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning, 
is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

Then  hu77ibly  kneeling,  consider  zvith  yourself  that 
you  are  about  to  speak  zvith  God ;   and  say  : 

OUR  FATHER  which  art  in  heaven.  Hal- 
lowed be  Thy  Name.  Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy 
will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven.  Give 
us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our 
debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors.  And  lead  us 
not  into  temptation  ;  but  deliver  us  from  the  evil. 
For  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  the  power,  and  the 
glory,  for  ever  and  ever.     Ame7i. 

I  BELIEVE  in  one  God  the  Father  Almighty, 
Maker  of  heaven  and  earth,  and  of  all  things 
visible  and  invisible. 


6  SIIOR  r  FORMS  OF 

And  in  one  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  only  be- 
gotten Son  of  God,  begotten  of  His  Father  before 
all  worlds,  God  of  God,  Light  of  Light,  Very 
God  of  Very  God,  Begotten  not  made.  Being  of 
one  Substance  with  the  Father,  by  whom  all 
things  were  made  ;  who  for  us  men  and  for  our 
salvation  came  down  from  heaven,  and  was  in- 
carnate by  the  Holy  Ghost  of  the  Virgin  Mary, 
and  was  made  man,  and  was  crucified  also  for 
us  under  Pontius  Pilate  ;  He  suffered  and  was 
buried,  and  the  third  day  He  rose  again,  accord- 
ing to  the  Scriptures,  and  ascended  into  heaven, 
and  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  the  Father. 
And  He  shall  come  again  with  glory  to  judge 
both  the  quick  and  the  dead  ;  whose  Kingdom 
shall  have  no  end. 

And  I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Lord  and 
Giver  of  Life,  who  proceedeth  from  the  Father 
and  the  Son,  who  with  the  Father  and  the  Son 
together  is  worshipped  and  glorified  ;  who  spake 
by  the  prophets.  And  I  believe  one  Holy 
Catholic  and  Apostolic  Church.  I  acknowledge 
pne  baptism  for  the  remission  of  sins,  and  I  look 
for  the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  and  the  life  of 
the  world  to  come.     Amen. 

MOST  MERCIFUL  God,  I  praise  Thee  for 
Thy  great  glory.  I  thank  Thee  for  my  life.  I 
bless  Thee  for  my  rest  and  for  my  awaking.  In 
my  unworthiness  I  offer  myself  to  Thee  by  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.  Depending  wholly  upon  Thee, 
1  commend  myself  to  Thy  providence  for  all  that 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  7 

to-day  shall  happen  to  me  ;  and  for  all  that  to- 
day 1  shall  do,  I  commend  myself  to  the  com- 
munion of  the  Holy  Ghost.  1  beseech  that  Thy 
grace  may  be  sufficient  for  me.  Through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

O  God,  who  as  on  this  day  didst  begin  the 
glorious  work  of  creation  :  the  world  is  Thine 
and  the  fulness  of  it — help  me  therefore  to  be 
without  anxiety,  and  to  be  faithful  in  my  place. 

O  God,  who  as  on  this  day  didst  say,  Let 
there  be  light,  and  there  was  light  :  help  me  to 
walk  as  in  the  light,  to  flee  all  works  of  dark- 
ness, and  to  work  Thy  work  while  it  is  called 
to-day. 

O  God,  who  as  on  this  first  day  of  the  week 
didst  bring  again  from  the  dead  Thy  Son  our 
Lord,  give  me  part  in  the  joy  which  therefore 
filleth  Thy  Church,  and  let  me  know  the  power 
of  His  resurrection. 

O  God,  who  as  on  this  first  day  of  the  week 
didst  fulfil  Thy  promise,  sending  the  Holy 
Ghost  :  help  me  to-day  and  always  to  walk  in 
the  Spirit,  and  to  bring  forth  His  fruits  to  Thy 
glory.     Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


VOUCHSAFE,  O  Lord,  to  keep  me  this  day 
without  sin. 

Unite  my  heart  to  fear  Thy  Name. 

Open  Thou  my  lips,  that  my  mouth  may  shew 
forth  Thy  praise. 


8  SHOR  T  FORMS  OF 

Prepare  nie  for  my  part  in  celebrating  Thine 
holy  ordinances. 

Bring  me  to  Thy  holy  house,  and  number  me 
with  Thy  saints. 

Enable  me  to  worship  Thee  with  my  whole 
being,  with  body  and  soul  ;  in  reverence  and  de- 
votion ;  in  the  Holy  Spirit  ;  and  in  the  truth  of 
the  Gospel. 

Grant  me  to  hear  Thy  word  in  the  obedience 
of  faith. 

Let  my  prayers  be  accepted. 

And  bless  me,  even  me,  O  my  Father. 

/  was  glad  when  they  said  unto  me,  Let  us  go 
into  the  house  of  the  Lo?'d . 

The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd  ;   I  shall  not  want. 

He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures  ; 
He  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 

He  restoreth  my  soul  ;  He  leadeth  me  in  the 
paths  of  righteousness  for  His  name's  sake. 

Yea,  though  1  walk  through  the  valley  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil  ;  for  Thou 
art  with  me  :  Thy  rod  and  Thy  staff  they  com- 
fort me. 

Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the  pres- 
ence of  mine  enemies  ;  Thou  anointest  my  head 
with  oil  ;  my  cup  runneth  over. 

Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all 
the  days  of  my  life  ;  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  for  ever. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 


PRIVA  TE  PR  A  YKR.  9 

the  Holy  Ghost  ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is 
now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.  Atnen. 
I  was  glad  when  they  said  unto  jne,  Let  us  po 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord.  Our  feet  shall  stand 
within  thy  gates,   O  Jerusalem. 

THE  ALMIGHTY  and  Most  Merciful  God 
grant  to  me  to-day,  with  all  who  love  Him, 
quietness  and  salvation.     Amen. 

At  the  same  time,  or  later  if  there  be  more  leisure, 
but  if  possible  before  the  principal  service  of 
the  Lords  Day,  be  alone  zvith  God  and  inter- 
cede : 

IN   THE   NAME  of  the    Father,   and  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Lord,  have  mercy. 
Christ,  have  mercy. 
Lord,  have  mercy. 

I   BESEECH  Thee  to  hear  me,  O  God  : 

For  all  men  :  that  their  souls  may  be  precious 
m  Thy  sight. 

For  Thy  Holy  Church  throughout  all  the  world  • 
glorify  Thy  Blessed  Son  our  Lord  in  her. 

For  Thy  Church  in  this  land  :  be  merciful  to 
us,  O  Lord  our  God,  reviving,  restoring,  confirm- 
ing m  Thy  grace  and  truth. 

For  the  Ministers  and  Stewards  of  Thy  mys- 


lo  SHORT  FORMS  OF 

teries  everywhere  :    that  they   may  be   sufficient 
for  the  things  laid  upon  them. 

For  Thy  servant  M.  N.,  to  whose  pastorship 
Thou  hast  been  pleased  to  commit  me  :  that  he 
may  be  strong  and  wise  and  good,  and  to-day  be 
blessed  of  Thee  in  his  ministry. 

For  Thy  people  with  whom  I  shall  worship 
Thee  :  that  together,  in  one  faith  and  one  Spirit 
and  one  hope  of  our  calling,  we  may  rejoice  in 
our  salvation,  be  accepted  in  our  sacrifice  of 
praise,  thanksgiving,  and  alms,  prevail  with  Thee 
in  prayer,  receive  from  Thee  by  Thy  Word  and 
benediction,  out  of  Thy  fulness  which  is  in  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

For  this  parish  and  congregation  :  that  it  may 
be  united  in  Thy  fear  ;  that  there  be  no  root  of 
bitterness  or  beginning  of  strife  in  it. 

For  the  elders  of  the  people,  and  all  who  serve 
Thee  in  any  charge  or  office  ;  for  the  singers,  the 
teachers,  the  visitors  of  the  sick,  and  the  helpers 
of  the  poor  :  that  they  do  their  holy  work  with 
Thy  blessing. 

For  those  who  are  to-day  in  distress,  in  bodily 
or  spiritual  trial,  in  bodily  or  spiritual  danger,  in 
sorrow,  sickness,  poverty,  anxiety,  or  temptation. 

For  such  known  to  me,  namely,  A ,  B , 

and  C . 

For  the  children  :  that  they  may  grow  up  in 
godliness,  and  to-day  learn  of  Thee. 

For  the  aged  :  that  they  may  be  held  in  rever- 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  ii 

ence,  and  may  obtain  tenderness  from  us  and 
compassion  from  Thee. 

For  this  house,  for  those  dear  to  me  in  it,  and 
for  my  friends  wherever  they  be,  especially  for 
C ,  D . 

I  pray  that  Israel  may  be  saved,  and  the  fulness 
of  the  nations  gathered  in. 

Help  us,  save  us,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and 
keep  us,  O  God,  by  Thy  grace. 

Through  the  alone  intercession  and  mediation 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Ame?t. 

If  you  purpose  on  this  Lord''s  Day  to  receive  the 
Holy  Sacrament^  time  should  be  given  to  prepa- 
ration and  self-examination  ;  and  for  this  sonie 
aid  and  direction  is  given  at  p.  59  of  this  book. 


SunUag:   Evening. 

The  Day  of  the  Lord  is  ending,  and  you  return  to 
give  God  thanks.  Be  alone  with  IIi?)i ;  place 
yotirself  in  His  presence  ;  and  say  : 

The  Sabbath  was  made  for  man,  and  the  Son 
of  man  is  the  Lord  of  it. 
1  hanks  be  to  Thee,  O  God. 


12  SHORT  FORMS  OF 

Now  consider  w/iat  sacred  acts  have  engaged  you 
to-day:  whether  you  have  truly  and  purely 
served  God  in  them  ;  tvhether  you  have  rightly 
prayed  and  have  7vorthily  given  thanks ;  what 
real  sacrifice  you  have  offered,  in  devotion  of  soul, 
in  reverence  of  your  body,  in  abns  and  freei.vill 
offerings  of  your  substance,  or  iji  deeds  of  mercy 
— spiritual  or  corporal  (see/.  171).  Consider 
also  your  tise  of  this  day  of  rest,  zvh ether  in 
spirit  and  in  truth  you  have  remembered  it  ; 
and  whether  in  anything  you  have  offended 
any  {even  who  are  weak),  or  have  caused  them 
to  stiwible.  Also  whether  yotc  have  to-day  re- 
peated any  sin  of  sloth,  irreverence,  inattention, 
or  neglect,  of  which  you  have  aforetitne  accused 
yourself.     And  kneeling,  say  : 


IN   THE  NAME  of  the  Father,   and  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost  : 

I    confess    to    (jod  Almighty,   the   Father,   the 
Son,  and  the   Holy  Ghost,  and  before  the  whole 
company  of  heaven,  that  I  have   sinned  exceed- 
ingly—in thought  I  ^,,^  ^^„f^^^  fj^^^^  fj^.„^^  ^j. 
m  word        >  which  your  conscience 
in  deed         J  is  accused. 

through  my  fault,  through  my  own  fault,  through 
my  grievous  fault  ;  wherefore  I  pray  God  to  have 
mercy  upon  me. 


PR  I VA  TE  PR  A  YER.  1 3 

Now  continue  for  a  space ^  remetnbering^  repent in^^ 
confessing,  resolving  ,-  deal  faithfitlly  with  your- 
self, and  towards  God,  and  say  : 

ALMIGHTY  GOD  and  Most  Merciful  Father, 
grant  me  pardon,  absolution,  and  remission  of 
all  my  sins,  only  through  the  merit  and  satisfac- 
tion of  Jesus  Christ,  my  Lord.      Avieji 

O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who,  on  the  even- 
ing of  the  first  day  of  the  week,  didst  appear 
unto  Thine  Apostles,  and  didst  say  unto  them. 
Peace  be  unto  you,  though  they  had  forsaken 
Thee  :  be  merciful  to  me,  who  also  have  sinned 
against  Thee,  and  be  with  me,  and  grant  me 
Thy  peace. 


OUR   FATHER 


THANKS  be  unto  God  for  the  holy  and  ever- 
lasting Gospel,  to-day  sounded  in  all  the  earth 
and  preached  to  me. 

Thanks  be  to  God  for  His  unspeakable  gift, 
the  Holy  Spirit  of  truth  and  grace. 

Thanks  be  to  God  for  our  gathering  to  Christ. 

Thanks  be  to  God  for  our  fellowship  with  one 
another. 

Thanks  be  to  God  for  our  rest  to-day  in  body 
and  soul. 

Thanks  be  to  God  for  all  His  mercies. 
Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  God. 


14  SHORT  FORMS  OF 

IN  UNWORTHINESS,  O  God,  and  in  great 
imperfection,  I  have  this  day  worshipped  Thee. 
Nevertheless  let  my  sacrifice  be  remembered, 
and  let  there  be  pity  in  heaven  for  me.  Let  my 
prayers  be  set  forth  before  Thee.  1  have  made 
known  my  requests  to  Thee  :  give  commandment 
concerning  me. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  not  turned  away 
my  prayer  nor  His  mercies  from  me. 

Remember,  O  Lord,  those  things  which  to- 
night are  specially  in  my  mind,  to  obtain  Thy 
favour  concerning  them,   namely 

Behold,  1  have  cast  my  care  uj)on  Thee  :  care 
for  me,  O  my  Father. 

I  WILL  both  lay  me  down  in  peace  and  sleep  : 
for  Thou,  Lord,  only  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 

The  Almighty  and  Most  Merciful  God  grant 
to  me  with  all  His  faithful  rest  and  peace.    Amen. 

Before  yoti  sleep,  rejlect  on  the  calling  of  the  mor- 
row, and  set  in  your  heart  some  purpose  (i)  o/ 
things  that  by  God's  help  you  ivill  do,  and  {2)  of 
things  that  by  God's  help  you  loill  not  do.  A^ame 
to  yourself  sin  or  fault  that  you  tvill  remetnber 
to  avoid,  grace  or  duty  that  you  will  aim  to  fulfil, 
task  or  trial  in  7vhich  you  will  be  cast  on  God's 
aid  ;  and  say  : 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  15 

I    WILL    not    go    back    from    Thee,    O    God  : 
quicken  Thou  me  according  to  Thy  Word. 

Let  the  devout  and  attentive  reading  of  some  part 
of  the  Holy  Scriptures  follow.  In  peace  and 
with  due  purpose  of  heart  receive  the  Word  of 
the  Lord.      And  zuhen  you  have  read,  say  : 

THANKS  be  to  Thee,  O  (}od. 


JHontiaS:    Morning. 

Say  with  reverence  and  recollection  : 

I  laid  me  down  and  slept  : 
I  awaked,  for  the  Lord  sustained  me. 
Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and 
to  the   Holy  Ghost  ;  as  it  was  in   the  beginning, 
is  now,   and  ever  shall  be,   world  without  end. 
Avien. 

Then  humbly  kneeling,  say  : 

OUR   FATHER  which  art 


I    BELIEVE   in    God,    the    Father  Almighty, 
Maker  of  heaven  and  earth. 


1 6  SHORT  FORMS  OF 

And  in  Jesus  Christ,  His  only  Son,  our  Lord  ; 
who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  Born  of 
the  Virgin  Mary,  Suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate, 
Was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried.  He  descended 
into  hell.  The  third  day  He  rose  again  from 
the  dead.  He  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth 
on  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty. 
From  thence  He  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick 
and  the  dead. 

I  beheve  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Holy  Cathohc 
Church,  the  Communion  of  Saints,  the  Forgive- 
ness of  Sins,  the  Resurrection  of  the  Body,  and 
the  Life  Everlasting.      Anient. 

MOST  MERCIFUL  and  most  faithful  God,  I 
bless  Thee  for  Thy  love  and  care.  I  thank  Thee 
for  the  night  that  is  gone,  and  for  this  new  day, 
and  that  I  am  kept  to  it. 

Now,  O  my  leather,  remember  how  weak  1  am, 
and  how  many  things  this  day  brings  to  me,  to 
bear  and  to  do.  I  know  not  what  an  hour  may 
bring  forth  ;  but  Thou  knowest.  I  give  myself 
into  Thy  hands.  I  beseech  Thee  to  guide  me. 
I  pray  Thee  to  spare  me  trial  ;  but  if  I  am  tried, 
to  keep  me  from  falling.  Through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.      Aine7i. 

1  CALL  to  mind  my  purpose  and  resolution. 
I  renew  them.      To-day  1  will  watch  against  that 

my  sin To-day  I   will   endeavour 

that  my  duty But  apart  from 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  17 

Christ  I  can  do  nothing.  O  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
my  Lord,  do  not  let  me  to-day  stray  at  all  from 
Thee.  Let  me  do  nothing  alone.  I  am  the 
work  of  Thy  hands.  I  am  the  sheep  whom 
Thou  hast  sought  and  found.  I  am  the  sinner 
for  whom  Thou  didst  die.  Keep  me,  O  Lord, 
my  Redeemer. 

Now  consider  7vhat  to-day  may  especially  need  the 
Divine  direction  of  your  path,  or  for  7vh at  dif- 
ficult thing  you  desire  to  be  helped  ;  and  say  : 

In  this  thing guide  me,  O  God. 

In  this protect  me,  O  God. 

In  this bless  me,  O  God. 

For  this,  my  friend    ....    hear  me,  O  God. 

In  this  matter,  which  is  outside  of  my  care, 
but  which  concerns  me  so  much,  think  of  me,  O 
(lod,  and  order  it  for  me  ;  for  I  trust  in  Thee. 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.      Amen. 

THE  ALMIGHTY  and  Most  Merciful  God 
grant  to  me  to-day,  with  all  who  love  Him, 
quietness  and  salvation.     Amen. 


1 8  SIIORr  FORMS  OF 


JftOUtiaU:    Midday. 

At  middav,  even  in  our  common  duties^  let  us  en- 
deavour to  piay.  While  your  hands  are  still 
busy,  lift  your  heart  to  God,  and  speak  i)iwardly 
with  Iliin.  If  you  have  control  of  your  own 
time,  it  7vill  be  7oell  no-iu  to  seek  God  in  deliberate 
prayer  ;  but  if  not,  turn  your  thoughts  to  Him, 
and  say  in  your  soul  : 

HITHERTO  hath  the  Lord  helped  me. 
O  my  God,  I  beheve  in  Thee. 
O  my  God,  I  hope  in  Thee. 
O  my  God,  I  love  Thee. 

Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  at  midday  didst  hang 
upon  the  Cross  for  me  ;  help  me  to  bear  about 
with  me  Thy  dying,  and  in  mv  body  to  show 
Thy  life. 

Holy  Spirit  of  (}od,  strengthen  me. 

Lord,  grant  me  to  do  this  my  work  to  Thy 
glory  ;  and  bless  me  in  it. 

O  keep  me  in  Thy  fear  all  the  day  long. 

Glory  Ije  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Amen. 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  19 


JHontias:  Night. 

//  is  well  that  at  the  end  of  a  day,  before  entering- 
on  prayer,  ive  examine  ourselves.  Therefore 
place  yourself  in  I  he  presence  of  God ;  kneel 
down  humbly  before  Ilim ;  re?jieniber  that  you 
are  His  redeevied  servant  atid  child :  call  to 
mind  the  day  ajid  the  measure  of  its  faithfulness 
and  unfaithfulness ;  and  bring  to  recollectioji 
especially  your  ptapose  and  the  resolve  with  ivhich 
the  day  began  ;  and  say  : 

I  AM  Thine,  O  God  save  me. 
Heal  my  soul  ;  for  I  have  sinned. 

I  have  sinned  against  Thee,  O  God,  my  Father  ; 
for  I  have  not  served  Thee  only. 

I  have  sinned  against  Thee,  Jesus,  my  Lord  ; 
for  I  have  not  followed  Thee  as  I  ought. 

I  have  sinned  against  Thee,  Holy  and  Blessed 
Spirit  of  God  ;  for  1  have  not  obeyed  Thy  voice. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  me. 
Christ,  have  mercy  upon  me. 
Lord,  have  mercy  upon  me. 

I  especially  confess  my  sin 

I  especially  confess  my  failure 

ALMIGHTY  GOD,    who   dost    not  abhor  the 


20  SHOK  T  FORMS  OF 

prayer  even  of  sinful  lips,  nor  the  cry  of  the 
penitent  confessing  :  have  mercy  upon  me  ;  for- 
give my  sin,  and  help  me  to  amend  it.  Through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.      Amen. 


OUR  FATHER  which  art 
1   BELIEVE  in  God    .    .    . 


PRAISE  be  to  Thee,  O  God,  who  hast  this  day 
cared  for  me.  Praise  be  to  Thee  for  the  answer 
to  my  prayers,  to-day  received  :  where  I  have 
seen  it,  and  where  I  have  not  perceived  it.  Praise 
be  to  Thee  for  all  Thy  love,  and  that  it  continues 
to  me,  who  am  unworthy. 

Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  (jod. 

O  LORD  Jesus  Christ,  my  Lord,  who  on  the 
second  day  of  the  week  didst  cleanse  the  courts 
of  the  feather's  house  ;  cleanse  this  temple  of 
my  body,  in  which  the  Holy  Ghost  wondrously 
vouchsafes  to  dwell.  Cast  out  of  my  soul  also 
whatever  displeases  Thee.  Give  me  zeal  to  be 
right  in  Thine  eyes,  O  my  Lord  and  my  judge. 

TO-NIGHT,  O  God,  remember  me  ;  and  in 
one  blessing  with  myself  remember  all  that  Thou 

hast  given  me,  of  kindred 

or  of  friendship 

Especially  I  commend  to  Thee  A and  B 

in  their  several  necessities. 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  21 

LET  Thy  mercies  to-night  overshadow  all 
weary,  sleepless,  suffering,  and  sorrowful  persons. 
Let  Thy  grace  help  the  tempted.  Let  Thy  ten- 
der mercies  be  over  all  Thy  works,  and  over  me. 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.      Aineii. 

I  WILL  both  lay  me  down  in  peace  and  sleep  : 
For  Thou,  Lord,  only  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father '. 

As  it  was 

Am  en. 


Euestiag :  morning. 

Say  with  j-everence  and  recoHecfion  : 

Let  me  be  in  the  fear  of  the  Lord  :   I  will  praise 
Thee,  O  God,  my  strength. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

A?iien. 
Then  hiiitihly  kneeling^  say  : 

OUR  FATHER  

I  BELIEVE 

MOST     GRACIOUS     and    loving     God,     my 
Father ;   I  thank  Thee  for  the  quiet  of  the  night 


22  SHORT  FORMS  OF 

now  ended,  and  for  the  light  of  this  day,  and  that 
mine  eyes  have  seen  it.  I  receive  the  day  from 
Thee  ;  but  do  Thou  help  me  to  use  it.  I  take 
my  life  from  Thee  ;  but  do  Thou  help  me  to  live. 
I  fear  to  go  one  step  alone.  I  do  not  trust  myself 
to  choose  wisely  in  anything.  Counsel  and  direct 
me,  I  beseech  Thee.  Do  not  suffer  me  to  get  out 
of  the  way, but  hold  me  by  Thy  grace.  For  Jesus 
Christ's  sake. 

I  HAVE  purposed,  O  God,  to  keep  Thy  com- 
mandments. 1  have  set  myself  to  avoid  the  sin 
which  besets  me.  I  have  considered  my  way, 
and  have  turned  unto  Thee.  Now  again  I  re- 
member      

and  I  renew  my  resolve  ;  and  I  cry  to  Thee  for 
help.  Let  me  not  cry  in  vain,  O  Lord  ;  but  grant 
that  to-day  1  may  be  more  careful,  more  diligent, 
stronger  than  yesterday  to  abide  in  Christ. 

Again  think  carefully  of  the  day  before  yoti  and 
what  trial  it  brings,  7vhat  temptation,  or  7vhat 
diffictilt  duty  :  or  if  there  he  anything  for  -vhich 
you  especially  desire  help  or  direction  or  blessing : 
and  name  it  to  God.      Then  say  : 

FATHER,  without  whom  not  a  sparrow  falls  to 
the  ground  ;  think  of  me  in  these  things.  Through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.      Amen. 

THE    ALMIGHTY   and    Most    Merciful    God 


PRIVA  TE  PR  A  YER.  23 

grant    to    me    to-day,   with    all    who    love    Him, 
quietness  and  salvation.     Adwu. 


STuestias:  midday. 

Pause,  if  you  may,  in  your  work,  and  lift  your 
heart  to  God.  Or  even  while  you  work,  speak 
with  God,  and  say  : 

I  AM  Thy  servant  :  O  give  me  understanding, 
that  I  may  keep  Thy  commandments. 

I  will  fear  no  evil  ;   for  Thou  art  with  me. 

0  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  at  midday  didst 
hang  upon  the  Cross  for  me  ;  save  me  whom 
Thou  hast  purchased  with  Thy  blood. 

Holy  Spirit  of  God,  I  commend  myself,  un- 
worthy as  I  am,  to  Thy  fellowship. 

1  offer  to  Thee,  O  God,  mv  endeavour  to  be 
faithful  in  this  my  daily  labour. 

O  keep  me  in  Thy  fear  all  the  day. 


Glory  be  to  the  Father 
As  it  w  as  .... 


A /urn. 


24  SHOR  T  FORMS  OF 


SCticstJag :  night. 

Place  yourself  i)i  the  p7-escnce  of  God  ;  kneel  before 
Him  ;  recall  the  events  of  the  day,  and,  as  before, 
examine  your  conscie7tce  ;  and  say  : 

AFTER  Thy  great  mercy,  O  God,  have  mercy 
upon  me. 

I  repent  of  the  sins  of  my  actions 

I  repent  of  the  sins  of  my  speech 

I  repent  of  the  sins  of  my  thought 

I  repent  of  my  omissions  of  duty 

God  be  merciful  to  me,  a  sinner. 

I  can  pay  Thee  nothing  of  all  my  debt,  O  God. 
If  Thou  shouldst  mark  iniquity,  how  shall  I 
stand  ?  I  am  cast  entirely  upon  Thy  pity  ;  for  I 
have  sinned,  and  I  have  repeated  my  sin  ;  I  have 
failed,  and  I  have  repeated  my  failure  ;  I  have 
known,  and  still  I  have  done  the  same  things. 
Be  merciful,  for  my  soul  is  afflicted  before  Thee. 

O  THOU  God  of  my  salvation,  deliver  my 
soul.  Say  unto  me.  Thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee. 
Say  unto  me,  My  grace  shall  be  sufficient  for 
thee.  Do  not  suffer  me  to  cease  from  striving 
to  overcome  ;  renew  me  by  Thy  Holy  Spirit. 
For  Jesus'  sake. 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  25 


OUR  FATHER 
I    BELIEVE     . 


BLESSED  art  Thou,  O  God,  who  hast  not 
ceased  to  show  me  kindness.  Blessed  art  Thou, 
who  bearest  long,  and  art  of  great  compassion. 
Blessed  art  Thou,  the  God  and  Father  of  our 
Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  God. 

O  L(3RD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  on  the  third 
day  of  the  week  didst  endure  so  great  contradic- 
tion of  sinners,  seeking  to  entangle  Thee  in  Thy 
speech  :  teach  me  Thy  patience,  and  especially 
give  me  the  grace  of  sinless  speech,  to  the  glory 
of  Thy  Name  which  is  named  upon  me. 

Or, 

O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  on  the  third 
day  of  the  week  didst  blight  the  barren  fig-tree  : 
have  patience  with  me,  and  as  Thou  yet  givest 
me  time  for  repentance,  bring  forth  in  me  fruits 
meet  for  repentance. 

THE  DAY  is  Thine  ;  the  night  also  is  Thine. 
Give  me  now  rest  for  body  and  soul,  that  I  may 
be  quiet  and  safe  in  sleep,  and  my  heart  at  peace 
in  Thee. 

If  I  have  aught  against  any,  I  forgive  it. 

Remember,  O  God,  those  whom  I  love  (espe- 
cially   .    .     .    .   )  ;    those    to    whom    I    owe    duty 


26  SHORT  FORMS  OF 

(especially  .  .  .  .  )  ;  those  whose  griefs  are 
known  to  me  (especially  .  .  .  .  )  ;  and  those 
whom  I  know  not,  but  Thou  knowest  them  ;  and 

those  who  have  asked  my  prayers 

Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.      Aineri. 

I  WILL  both  lay  me  down  in  peace  and  sleep  : 
for  Thou,  Lord,  only  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 

Glory  be  to  the  Feather 

As  it  was 

Amen. 


X^Xit^m  :   Morning. 

Say  with  reverence  attd  recollection  : 

Lord,  Thou  hast  redeemed  my  life  : 
None  can  keep  alive  his  own  soul. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

A))ien. 
Then  humbly  kneeling,  say  : 

OUR  FATHER  

I  BELIEVE 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  27 

TO  THEE,  O  Father,  I  lift  up  my  heart  :  for 
all  things  come  of  Thee.  Now  grant  to  me,  O 
my  God,  to  render  to  Thee  to-day  the  glory 
which  is  Thine,  and  the  obedience  which  I  owe 
Thee.  O  let  me  not  go  from  Thee.  Let  me  not 
break  Thy  holy  and  just  and  good  law.  Take 
this  weakness  of  mine,  and  show  in  it  how  strong 
is  Thy  grace.  I  pray  Thee  to  grant  me  a  sinless 
day,  fruitful  in  good  works.  Through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Atneii. 

I  WILL  watch  and  pray,  that  I  enter  not  into 
temptation.  I  remember  my  old  sins  ;  let  them 
teach  me,  O  God.  By  Thy  grace  1  will  not  to-day 
.  .  .  .  By  Thy  grace  I  will  to-day  .... 
This,  O  God,  I  truly  purpose  ;  but  Thou  must 
work  it  in  me,  else  I  shall  again  err,  and  1  shall 
again  come  short.  Let  Thy  grace  to-day  be 
sufficient  for  me.      For  Jesus  Christ's  sake. 

N'ow,  as  on  of  he?-  days,  look  forjvard  to  the  day 
and  its  especial  needs  ;  name  them  to  God  :  and 
say  : 

O  God,  who  hast  numbered  even  the  hairs  of 
my  head,  think  of  me  when  these  things  come. 
For  Jesus  Christ's  sake.     Amen. 

THE  ALMIGHTY  and  Most  Merciful  God 
grant  to  me,  with  all  who  love  Him,  quietness 
and  salvation.     Amen. 


28  SHOR  T  FORMS  OF 


rtnestJag :  midday. 

In  such  pause  of  hand,  or  of  yoitr  thoughts  only, 
as  your  duties  may  permit,  lift  your  soul  to  God  ; 
and  say  : 

THE  Lord  is  my  Shepherd ;  I  have  not 
wanted  : 

The  Lord  is  my  shade  upon  my  right  hand. 

O  Lord,  I  am  Thy  servant  ;  truly  I  am  Thy 
servant. 

Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  at  midday  didst  hang 
upon  the  Cross  for  me  :  guard  me  as  Thine  own, 
so  that  nothing  may  divide  me  from  Thee. 

Holy  Spirit  of  God,  I  am  not  worthy  :  never- 
theless, abide  with  me. 

Establish  Thou  the  work  of  my  hands,  O  God  ; 
and  let  me  in  these  things  please  Thee  by  my 
fidelity. 

O  keep  me  in  Thy  fear  all  the  day. 


Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

A^nen. 


PRIVA  TE  PR  A  VER.  29 


etinestrag:  night. 

Place  yourself  in  the  presence  of  God;  kneel 
humbly  before  Him  ;  recall  the  events  of  the  day 
— what  you  have  done  and  have  left  undone  ; 
and  say  : 

THE  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit :  a 
broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  O  God,  Thou  wilt 
not  despise. 

Look  mercifully  upon  me,  O  God  ;  not  to  judge 
me,  but  to  restore  my  soul  ;  for  I  have  gone  astray 
like  a  lost  sheep. 

I  have  sinned  in  what  I  have  done 

I  have  sinned  in  what  I  have  left  undone 

I  have  sinned  in  my  speech 

I  have  sinned  in  my  silence 

I  have  sinned  in  my  heart 

But  there  is  forgiveness  with  Thee,  my  God, 
that  Thou  mayest  be  feared.  O  blot  out  my 
transgressions  for  Thy  mercies'  sake.  Thou  hast 
willed  my  salvation  ;  save  me  from  my  sins, 
pardoning  their  guilt,  cleansing  their  pollution,' 
breakmg  their  hold  upon  me.  Through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Ainen. 


OUR    FATPIER 
I    BELIEVE    . 


30  SHOR  T  FORMS  OF 

I  (;L0RIFY  Thee,  O  God,  through  Jesus 
Christ.  Thou  art  my  Creator,  my  Preserver, 
my  Redeemer.  All  that  I  am  and  all  that  I 
have  is  Thine  ;  of  Thine  own,  O  God,  will  I  give 
Thee.  I  will  yield  my  body  to  Thee  in  living 
sacrifice.  I  will  give  up  its  members  and  limbs 
to  be  the  instruments  of  Thy  righteousness. 
Into  Thy  hands  I  will  give  my  spirit,  in  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ  my  Lord. 

Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  God. 

O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  on  the  fourth 
day  of  the  week  didst  in  silence  prepare  Thyself 
against  Thy  Passion  :  strengthen  my  heart,  and 
give  me  courage  and  steadfastness  to  take  up 
my  cross  daily  and  to  follow  Thee  ;  to  bear  Thy 
reproach  and  to  go  forth  with  Thee. 

Or, 

O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  on  the  fourth 
day  of  the  week  wast  betrayed  and  sold  for  thirty 
pieces  of  silver  ;  preserve  me  from  all  fellowship 
with  Thine  enemies,  and  help  me  to  choose  Thee 
rather  than  any  temptation. 

THE  DARKNESS  and  the  light  are  both  alike 
unto  Thee,  O  God  ;  look  upon  me  and  give  me  a 
peaceful  night,  safety,  and  refreshing.  So  also 
I  pray  Thee  to  guard  this  household,  those  dear 
to  me  whom  this  roof  shelters,  and  those  whom 
I   love    who    are    far   away.       The    Lord    watch 


PRl  I  'A  TE  PR  A  }  PiR.  3 1 

between  them  and  me,  while  we  are  absent  from 
one  another. 

And  let  Thy  pity  be   present  to-night  to  all  in 

distress  or  trial.      I   remember  especially  A 

and  B ;   I  beseech  Thee  for  them.     Through 

Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.      Amen. 

I  WILL  both  lay  me  down  in  peace  and 
sleep  ;  for  Thou,  Lord,  only  makest  me  dwell 
in  safety. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Avieti. 


EJ}UrSitia2:   Morning. 

Say  with  reverence  and  recollection  : 

Thy  mercies   are  new   every  morning,  O  God. 
Great  is  Thy  faithfulness. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Amen. 
Then  humbly  kneeling^  say  : 

OUR  FATHER ,    . 

I   BELIEVE 


32  .    SHORT  FORMS  OF 

MY  LIFE  is  Thine,  O  God  ;  created  by  Thee, 
redeemed  by  Thee,  preserved  by  Thee,  and  mine 
again  to-day,  because  Thou  hast  remembered 
me.  And  now  the  calhng  of  to-day  is  upon  me, 
with  its  work  and  trial,  and  I  go  forth  to  it  until 
the  evening.  Let  Thy  blessing  go  with  me  into 
whatever  it  brings.  I  do  not  trust  myself  at  all. 
I  am  afraid  to  live,  unless  Thou  keep  me.  I  am 
afraid  to  act  or  to  speak,  unless  I  am  guided  by 
Thee.  Hold  me  to-day,  that  1  may  not  leave  Thy 
peace  or  fall  into  sin.  Through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 

Yesterday  I  purposed  well  ;  yet  I  offended  in 
much,  and  in  all  I  came  short.     To-day  grant  ;ng 

steadfastness  against  the  sin  of t^^ 

and  to  remember  my  need  of •    •   ; 

and  to  attend  to  my  duty  in  respect  of  .  .  .  .  ; 
that  1  may  come  to  the  evening  with  a  conscience 
free  from  reproach.  Through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 

Korv,  as  on  other  days,  consider  tJie  •special  ditties, 
trials,  and  needs  of  the  day  which  yoic  begin  ; 
name  tho/i  to  God  :   and  say  : 

GIVE  ME,  O  God,  hour  by  hour,  to  do  rightly 
and  to  speak  wisely.  Nothing  is  too  great  for 
Thee,  my  Father  ;  and  nothing  is  too  small  for 
Thy  mercy.  I  shall  be  without  carefulness,  if 
only  Thou  wilt  bless  me.  Remember  me  there- 
fore, for  Jesus'  sake.      Amen. 


PRIVATE  PRAYER,  33 

THE  ALMI(;HTY  and  Most  Merciful  God 
grant  to  me  to-day,  with  all  who  love  Him,  quiet- 
ness and  salvation,     ^imen. 


STfjUr^Stiag:   Midday. 


God  is  not  far  from  any  one  of  tis  ;  and  we  are 
not  heard  by  reason  of  much  speaking.  It  is 
possible  to  pray  wherever  %ve  are  and  whatever 
rue  do.  Therefore,  as  best  you  can,  set  your 
heart  towards  God ;    and  say  : 

HE  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the 
Most  High  shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the 
Almighty. 

God  is  my  refuge  and  strength  : 

A  very  present  help. 

0  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  at  midday  didst  hang 
upon  the  Cross  for  me  ;  keep  me  from  the  evil 
that  is  in  the  world,  I  beseech  Thee. 

Holy  Spirit  of  God,  be  to  me  a  Spirit  of 
counsel  and  might. 

1  will  do  my  work,  not  with  eye-service  but  as 
serving  Thee,  O  Lord. 

O  keep  me  in  Thy  fear  all  the  day. 


34  SHOR  T  FORMS  OF 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Aine7t. 


2C|}UrStiaS:   Night. 

Place  yourself  in  the  presence  of  God ;  kneel 
hwnbly  before  Him  ;  recall  the  events  of  the 
Jay — zvhat  you  have  done  and  ivhat  you  have  left 
undone  ;    and  say  : 

ALL  we  Hke  sheep  have  gone  astray  : 
We  have  turned  every  one  to  his  own  way. 

0  MY  GOD,  I  have  sinned  against  Thee, 
against  Thy  holy  law,  for  I  have  broken  it  ; 
against  Thy  warnings,  for  I  have  not  had  them 
in  mind  ;  against  Thy  promises,  for  I  have  not 
trusted  in  them  ;  against  Thy  love,  for  I  have 
not  loved  Thee  as  Thou  hast  loved  me  ;  and  I 
have  no  excuse  for  my  sin. 

1  accuse  myself  of  my  fault 

I  accuse  myself  of  my  neglect 

But  also   of  many  things  unknown  to  me.   or 

now  forgotten  ;  and  I  accuse  myself  because  1 
have  &o  little  felt  their  sin,  and  because  I  am  now 
so  little  able  to  repent  worthily. 


\ 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  35 

NEVERTHELESS,  I  hope  in  Thee,  O  God, 
for  Thou  hast  loved  me.  Thou  gavest  Thy  be- 
loved Son  for  me  also.  I  come  to  the  sprinkhng 
of  His  blood.  Wash  me  from  my  sin,  and  cleanse 
me  from  my  transgression.  Through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.      Anicii. 


OUR  FATHER 
I    BELIEVE     . 


I  KNOW  not,  O  my  God,  for  how  many  things 
I  have  to-night  to  praise  Thee.  Some  of  thy 
mercies  I  have  perceived,  and  they  are  more 
than  I  can  number.  They  are  wonderful,  be- 
cause they  have  been  to  me,  who  deserve  noth- 
ing from  Thee.  Above  all,  there  is  this,  that  I 
have  confidence  toward  Thee,  to  call  Thee  my 
Father. 

Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  God. 

O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  on  the  fifth 
day  of  the  week  didst  wash  Thy  disciples'  feet  : 
teach  me  to  do  to  others  as  I  have  Thee  for 
example. 

O  Lord,  who  as  on  this  day  didst  give  us  the 
new  commandment  :  teach  me  how  to  love  the 
brethren. 

O  Lord,  who  as  on  this  night  didst  institute 
the  great  Sacrament  of  Thy  Body  and  Blood  : 
grant  that  through  Thy  perpetual  intercession  I 


36  SHORT  FORMS  OF 

may  be   accepted   of  God,   and   may  ever  dwell 
in  Thee  and  Thou  in  me. 

Thou  whose  Flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  whose 
Blood  is  drink  indeed,  give  me,  out  of  Thy  ful- 
ness, grace  for  grace. 

Or, 

O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  on  the  hfth 
day  of  the  week  didst  ascend  to  the  Father,  and 
as  Thou  didst  depart  spakest  of  Thy  coming 
again  :  keep  me  in  Thy  fellowship,  as  one  whose 
citizenship  is  in  the  heavens,  that  in  that  day  I 
may  be  found  in  Thee. 

0  GOD,  Shepherd  of  Israel,  who  slumberest 
not  nor  sleepest  :  keep  me  to-night  in  safety  and 
peace.  Give  Thy  holy  Angels  charge  over  this 
dwelling,  over  all  who  rest  here,  over  all  that  is 
dear  or  precious  to  me. 

For  all  who  suffer  I  plead  before  Thee,  es- 
pecially naming  A and  B ,  and  entreat- 
ing Thee  to  be  favourable  to  their  prayers,  and 
merciful  to  their  necessity.  Through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.      Amen. 

1  WILL  both  lay  me  down  in  peace  and 
sleep  :  for  Thou,  Lord,  only  makest  me  dwell  in 
safety. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was .    .    .    .    .    .    . 

Amen. 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  37 

JFrttiau:  morning. 

Say  with  reverence  and  recollection  : 

Thou  hast  redeemed  my  life  from  destruction. 
God  so  loved  the  world  that  He  spared  not  His 
own  Son. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Amen. 

Then  hnvihly  kneeling,  say  : 

OUR  FATHER  

I   BELIEVE 

ALMIGHTY  GOD,  who  for  the  great  love 
wherewith  Thou  hast  loved  us  didst  endure  to 
behold  the  suffering  of  Thy  Holy  One  our  Lord  : 
for  His  sake  preserve  me  to-day  in  body  and  soul, 
and  lead  me  in  the  paths  of  righteousness.  I 
earnestly  desire  to  be  worthy  of  Him  ;  give  me 
therefore  power  to  love  Him  above  all  things  ; 
and  suffer  me  not  to  deny  Him  or  to  put  Him 
to  shame.  Help  me  to  take  up  my  cross  and 
to  follow  Him  who  bore  the  Cross  for  me. 

To  the  glory  of  Thy  holy  Name.     Amen. 

I  VOW  to  the  Lord  a  greater  diligence,  a 
stricter  watch,  a  stronger  zeal.  I  will  re- 
member wherein   I   have  been  wont  to  err.      I 


38  SHORT  FORMS  OF 

will  know  my  infirmity.  I  will  consider  my 
calling.-  1  will  be  bolder  to  acknowledge  what 
my  due  to  my  Lord  is.      1  now  confess   my  need 

to  mortify  that  sinful  affection 

1  recognise  my  need  to  face  that  duty    .    .    . 
and  that  I  ought  to  make  that  sacrifice  .    .    . 

I  will  forgive  that  injury 

I  will  try  to  be  reconciled  with  my  brother  A . 

In  these  things  help  me,  O  God,  for  Thy  love 
and  pity  in  Jesus  Christ.     AtneJi. 

Now,  as  formerly,  look  into  the  hours,  so  far  as 
you  know  what  they  will  hold  or  foresee  your 
need  of  help  from  God.  Name  these  things  to 
Him;    and  say  : 

IN  ALL  things,  O  God,  and  not  in  these  only, 
I  have  need  of  Thee.  But  in  these  I  know  how 
much  I  shall  need  Thee.  And  I  beseech  Thee 
to  order  them  for  me,  and  to  prepare  me  to  be 
right  and  faithful  in  their  trial.  Through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Ameji. 

THE  ALMIGHTY  and  Most  Merciful  God 
grant  to  me  to-day,  with  all  who  love  Him,  quiet- 
ness and  salvation.     Amen. 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  39 


jFritiag:   Midday. 

Although  we  shotild  pray  without  ceasing,  at  all 
times  holding  to  God  by  faith  and  grasping  our 
trust  in  Him,  yet  ive  should  also  have  times  to 
speak  xoith  Him  face  to  face,  though  it  be  but  for 
a  moment.  Therefore  tiow,  whatever  you  are 
doing,  turn  to  Him  ;   and  say  : 

I  WILL  cry  with  my  whole  heart  : 
Hear  me,  O  God,  Thou  God  of  my  salvation. 
Blessed  be  God,  who  holdeth  my  soul  in  life. 
He  is  my  Rock. 

O  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  at  midday  didst  hang 
upon  the  Cross  for  me,  save  me  and  help  me,  I 
humbly  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord. 

Holy  Spirit  of  God,  be  to  me  the  Spirit  of 
knowledge  and  of  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

Lord,  Thou  knowest  how  many  things  I  have 
to  do.  If  at  all  in  their  heat  and  burden  1  forget 
Thee,  do  not  Thou  forget  me,  1  entreat  Thee. 

O  Keep  me  in  Thy  fear  all  the  day. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Amen. 


40  SHORT  FORMS  OF 


jFritiag:   Night. 

Place  yoti7'self  in  the  presence  of  God ;  kneel 
humbly  before  Hbn  ;  recall  the  events  of  the 
day,  what  you  hai'e  done  and  have  left  undone. 
Remember  also  that  on  this  day  of  the  tveek  the 
Lord  uias  crucified  ;    and  say  : 

SURELY  He  hath  borne  our  griefs,  and  carried 
our  sorrows  :  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  Him  the 
iniquities  of  us  all. 

ALMIGHTY  GOD,  who  by  the  Cross  of  Thy 
Son  hast  judged  the  world  and  condemned  my 
sin  :  I  judge  myself  in  Thy  sight  ;  because,  though 
I  am  redeemed  by  so  great  a  price,  I  have  kept 
back  so  much  from  Thee.  To-day  also  I  have 
sinned.  I  fear  that  in  some  things  I  have  even 
broken  Thy  law.  I  know  that  in  all  I  have 
come  short,  and  that  in  nothing  have  I  been 
worthy  of  Christ. 

I   remember 

I   confess 

God  be  mercifid  to  me.  I  acknowledge  my 
transgressions.  For  Christ's  sake  forgive  me  ;  for 
Christ's  sake  hear  me.  Create  in  me  a  clean 
heart,  and  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 


PRIVA  TE  PR  A  YER.  41 

OUR  FATHER  

I   BELIEVE 

GOD  of  all  mercy  and  grace,  I  worship  Thee 
and  bless  Thee  for  the  Cross  of  my  Lord.  Worthy 
is  the  Lamb  that  was  slain  to  receive  power  and 
riches  and  wisdom  and  strength  and  honour  and 
glory  and  blessing.  Unto  Him  that  loved  us, 
and  washed  us  from  our  sins  in  His  own  Blood, 
and  hath  made  us  kings  and  priests  unto  God  and 
His  Father — to  Him  be  glory  and  dominion  for 
ever  and  ever. 

Glory  be  to  Thee,  O  God. 

O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  as  on  this 
sixth  day  of  the  week  didst  offer  Thyself  in 
death  for  the  salvation  of  the  world,  I  humbly 
beseech  Thee  that,  by  the  virtue  of  Thy  most 
sacred  Passion,  Thou  wouldst  blot  out  my  sins, 
and  mercifully  bring  me  to  the  glory  of  Thy 
blessedness  ;  who  livest  and  reignest  God,  world 
without  end.     Amett. 

ABIDE  with  me,  O  God,  for  the  night  is  come, 
and  I  commit  myself  to  Thy  protection.  Stretch 
out  the  defence  of  Thy  providence  over  me,  over 
this  dwelling,  over  all  that  I  love.      Hear  me  for 

my  friends  A and  B ,  whose  griefs  Thou 

knowest.  I  entreat  Thee  also  for  all  to  whom 
this  night  brings  not  rest  but  pain,  not  refreshing 
but  sorrow  ;  and  for  all  who  to-night  shall  die. 


42  SHORT  FORMS  OF 

Be  merciful,  O  God.      Through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Allien. 

I  WILL  both  lay  me  down  in  peace  and  sleep  : 
for  Thou,  Lord,  only  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Amen. 


Saturtrag:   Morning. 

Sav  luith  reverence  and  recollection  : 

So  teach  me  to  number  my  days  : 

That  I  may  apply  my  heart  unto  wisdom. 

There  remaineth  a  rest  to  the  people  of  God. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Amen. 

Then  humbly  kneeling,  say  : 

OUR  FATHER  

I  BELIEVE 

HITHERTO  hast  Thou  helped  me,  O  Lord  my 


PRIVATE  PRAYER,  43 

God.  Now  for  this  day  also  remember  me  with 
such  kindness  as  in  all  my  days  I  have  proved. 
As  I  go  into  what  it  brings,  suffer  me  to  see  how 
Thou  hast  been  beforehand  with  me,  preparing 
my  way,  ordering  it  in  the  great  tenderness  of 
Thy  providence.  Take  out  of  my  path  the 
stumbling-blocks.  Let  no  temptation,  greater 
than  I  can  bear,  come  upon  me.  Let  no  call 
of  duty  find  me  unready,  or  unable,  or  unwilling 
to  see  where  my  duty  lies.  Let  me  come  to  this 
night  also  with  thanksgiving,  when  I  have  seen 
the  kindness  which  in  this  day  too  Thou  hast 
prepared  for  me.  Through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 

I  EARNESTLY  desire  that  this  week  do  not 
end  without  my  having  reached  some  better  thing 
during  its  course.  I  again  set  before  me  the 
resolutions  which  day  by  day  I  have  repeated. 
I  pray  Thee  by  Thy  faithful  promises  to  help  me 
to.  carry  the  recollection  of  them  into  whatever  I 
go  to  do  : — 

That  I  may  keep  my  heart 

That  I  may  keep  my  lips 

That  I  remember  to  avoid 

That  I  remember  to  do 

Grant  that  to-night  I  may  think  of  these  several 
things  without  reproach,  knowing  that  I  have  not 
willingly  grieved  the  Holy  Spirit  in  respect  of  any 
of  them.      For  Jesus  Christ's  sake.     Ajuen. 


44  SHORT  FORMS  OF 

Now,  as  formerly,  look  into  the  day,  and  consider 
what  in  its  work  or  trial  is  most  to  be  co?nme7tded 
to  the  Divine  remembrance  for  help  and  guidance 
to  be  granted  to  yon.  iVame  these  things  to  God ; 
and  say  : 

HELP  me,  O  God,  in  these  things  to  be  strong, 
to  quit  me  hke  a  man,  to  confess  Jesus  Christ, 
and  to  please  Thee.  The  hearts  of  men  are  in 
Thy  hand,  O  God  ;  dispose  them  in  peaceableness 
towards  me,  and  give  me  wisdom  in  my  way. 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

The  Almighty  and  Most  Merciful  God  grant  to 
me  to-day,  with  all  who  love  Him,  quietness  and 
salvation.     Amen. 


Saturtrag:  midday. 

For  many  the  labour  of  the  week  is  ended  or  e?iding. 
The  hours  that  remain  are  for  recreation.  There 
is  therefore  the  rather  need  of  prayer  ;  for  it  is 
easier  to  serve  God  in  ivork  than  in  play.  Seek 
some  moment  to  lift  your  soul  to  God  ;  and  say  : 

THY  hands  have  made  me  and  fashioned  me  : 
O  give  me  understanding,  that  I  may  keep  Thy 
law. 


PRIVATE  PRAYER.  45 

I  will  keep  Thy  statutes  :  I  will  not  forget  Thy 
words. 

O  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  at  midday  didst 
hang  upon  the  Cross  for  me  :  suffer  me  not  at 
any  time  to  forget  that  Thy  name  is  named  upon 
me. 

Holy  Spirit  of  God,  work  in  me  recollection  and 
self-control. 

Whether  I  eat  or  drink,  or  whatsoever  I  do,  let 
me  do  all  to  the  glory  of  God. 

O  keep  me  in  Thy  fear  all  the  day. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Amen. 


■  Saturtiag:  night. 

Place  yourself  in  the  presence  of  God;  kneel  humbly 
before  Him.  Recall  the  events  of  the  day  and  of 
the  week,  what  you  have  done  and  zvhat  left 
undone  ;  in  what  you  have  attained,  and  in  7vhat 
come  short ;  and  say  : 

BUT  the  mercies  of  the  Lord  are  from  ever- 
lasting to  everlasting. 

There  is  forgiveness  with  Thee,  that  Thou 
mayest  be  feared. 


II. 
TLbc  Ibolp  (Tommunton 

BEFORE  AND  AFTER 


Of  the  Need  and  of  the  Kinds  of    Preparation,   Public 
and  Private, 

Methods  of  Self-examination  : — 
(a)  By  the  Decalogue. 
{d)   By  the  Creed. 

(c)  By  the  Beatitudes. 

(d)  By  the  Catechism. 

(e)  By  our  Duties. 

A  forn\  of  Devotion   before  Communion. 
A  form  of  Devotion  after  Communion. 


I. 

©f  ^rtparatton 

Before  the  Holy  Communion. 

I.  The  Holy  Communion  is  at  once  the  high- 
est act  of  worship  and  the  chiefest  means  of 
grace.  It  is  first  an  approach  to  God,  to  do  that 
for  Christ's  memorial  which  He  has  commanded  ; 
and  then  it  is  the  gift  from  God  to  us  of  the  su- 
preme nourishment  of  our  hfe  in  Christ.  We 
commemorate  before  God  the  one  Sacrifice  for 
sins,  showing  the  Lord's  death  with  those  things 
of  which  He  has  said  :  "  This  is  My  Body  :  this 
is  My  Blood."  We  plead  His  atonement,  de- 
siring both  thereby  to  glorify  God,  who  so  loved 
us  that  He  spared  not  His  own  Son  ;  and  also  to 
obtain  the  mercy  of  God  for  Christ's  sake,  with 
the  remission  of  our  sins,  and  all  other  things  of 
which  we  have  need.  For  to  show  Christ's  death 
is  both  to  present  an  oblation  of  all  possible 
thanksgiving  and  praise,  and  also  to  urge  the  most 
prevailing  of  all  prayers.  And  when  we  have 
done  this,  God  is  pleased  in  answer  to  give  us 
from  His  Table  those  Holy  Things  which  we  have 
presented  before  Him,  that  we  may  receive  them 
for  our  spiritual  nourishment  and  growth  in  grace. 
"  The  Bread  which  we  break,  is  it  not  the  Com- 
munion  of  the   Body   of  Christ  ?     The   Cup   of 

51 


52  THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION. 

Blessing  which  we  bless,  is  it  not  the  Communion 
of  the  Blood  of  Christ  ?  ' ' 

2.   For  so  great  a  service,  so  holy  a  ministry,  so 
near  a  contact,  we  have  in  all  cases  need  oi prepa- 
ration.    Above   all   of  a  habitual   preparedness, 
which  stands  in  true  faith  and  righteous  and  de- 
vout walking  with  God  ;  but  also,  because  of  our 
frailty  and  forgetfulness,  and  because  we  live  in  a 
sinful  world,  of  special  exercise  in  view  of  each 
approach  to  the  Holy  Table  of  the  Lord.      As  it  is 
written,  "  Let  a  man  examine  himself  ;  and  so  let 
him  eat  of  that  bread  and  drink  of  that  cup  "  (i 
Cor.  xi.  28).     We  have  boldness  to  enter  into  the 
holiest  by  the  Blood  of  Jesus  ;  but  it  must  be,  not 
only  having  in  Baptism  ' '  our  bodies  washed  with 
pure  water, ' '  but  also  ' '  with  a  true  heart,  in  the 
full   assurance   of  faith"    (Heb.  x.   19-22).     We 
must  come   in   penitence,  for  ' '  the   sacrifices  of 
God  are  a  broken  spirit"  (Ps.  H.  17).     And  we 
must  come   in  peace  and  charity  with  all  men, 
for  the  Lord  has  said,  "  If  thou  bring  thy  gift  to 
the  altar,  and  there  rememberest  that  thy  brother 
hath    aught    against   thee  ;    leave    thou    thy   gift 
before  the  altar,  and  go  thy  way  ;  first  be  recon- 
ciled to  thy  brother,  and  then  come  and  offer  thy 
gift  (St.  Matt.  v.  23,  24).      And  we  must  come, 
having    dealt   faithfully    with    ourselves    in    con- 
science ;    for  it   is  written,    "I    will    wash  mine 
hands   in    innocency  :    so  will   I  compass  Thine 
altar,  O  Lord"  (Ps.  xxvi.  6). 

3.   The  greater  the  interval  between  our  Com- 


THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION.  53 

munions,  the  more  careful  should  be  our  pre- 
paration, and  the  more  time  should  be  given  to 
it.  If  our  practice  conformed  to  the  apostolic  and 
primitive  practice  in  the  rtiatter  of  frequency  of 
Communion,  each  Communion  would  be  in  a  great 
measure  the  preparation  for  the  next.  The 
monthly  Communion,  which  Calvin,  Knox  and 
the  Reformers,  generally,  treated  as  a  minimum, 
would  imply  that  we  have  more  to  remember,  and 
more  need  to  stir  up  grace  given  us.  For  longer 
intervals  than  of  a  month,  this  will  hold  more 
urgently  true  ;  and  preparation  should  then  be  of 
more  days  than  one  beforehand — both  deliberate 
and  anxious. 

But  it  should  always  be  in  the  faith  of  our 
place  in  Christ  Jesus,  and  in  a  resolve  to  be 
worthy  of  Him.  We  are  to  examine  ourselves, 
and  so  come.  We  are  to  be  reconciled  with  our 
brother,  and  so  come.  We  are  to  wash  in  inno- 
cency,  and  so  compass  the  altar.  There  is  no 
direction  in  the  Word  of  God  how  to  stay  away 
from  Communion,  but  only  how  to  co77ie. 

4.  Preparation  may  be  of  two  kinds — picblic 
and  private.  Of  these  the  first  may  be  in  cer- 
tain cases  impossible,  or  less  necessary  ;  the 
second  is  always  necessary,  and  must  never  be 
omitted. 

{a)  Public  preparation  usually  consists  of  a 
service  or  services  appointed  for  a  day  previous 
to  the  celebration  of  the  Holy  Sacrament.  The 
Westminster  Directory  requires  it  to  be  observed 


54  THE  HOL  Y  COMMUNION. 

"  where  this  Sacrament  cannot  with  convenience 
be  frequently  administered"  ;  which,  from  the 
context,  seems  to  mean  ' '  when  it  is  less  frequent 
than  weekly." 

Such  services  are  usual  ;  and,  where  they  are 
appointed,  every  one  who  intends  to  communi- 
cate ought  to  regard  it  as  his  solemn  and  absolute 
duty  to  be  present,  unless  he  is  really  unable  to 
be  there.  Otherwise  he  implies  that,  while 
preparation  may  be  needful  for  some,  for  him  it 
is  not  needful. 

(d)  Private  preparation  is  always  possible,  and 
there  can  hardly  be  imagined  a  case  in  which  it 
is  not  also  requisite.  It  may  be  longer  or  shorter, 
as  we  have  time,  or  as  we  have  the  mind,  or  as 
we  have  recently  been  at  Communion,  or  not  re- 
cently.     But  it  must  never  be  omitted. 

The  foundation  must  be  in  a  general  prepared- 
7iess  of  habit.  One  should  never  communicate 
without  preparation.  But  also,  one  should  never 
be  entirely  unprepared  to  communicate. 

There  is  also  a  preparation  of  circumstances. 
One  should  seek  to  be  free,  so  far  as  it  is  possible, 
in  the  time  immediately  before  the  Holy  Com- 
munion, from  distractions  and  from  unnecessary 
excitement.  One  should  withdraw  in  a  measure 
from  outside  things  which,  though  innocent,  are 
unhelpful  to  spiritual  readiness,  for  at  least  one  or 
two  evenings  before.  One  should  arrange  to  be 
at  liberty,  if  possible,  to  attend  any  public  service 
of  preparation  ;  and   if  at   liberty,  to   be  sure  to 


THE  IIOL  Y  COMMUNION.  55 

go  to  it.  And  very  specially  one  should  consider 
whether  there  is  any  variance  or  quarrel  to  be 
adjusted.  One  should  seek  reconciliation.  One 
should  ask  for  the  forgiveness  of  offence.  One 
should  forgive  the  wrong. 

There  is  a  supremely  important  prcpcu^ation  of 
self-vxaini?iatio7t,  which  should  be  undertaken 
deliberately  and  upon  some  system,  and  for 
which  the  suitable  time  is  upon  the  Friday  and 
Saturday  before  the  Lord's  Day  on  which  you 
will  communicate. 

And  finally  there  is  a  dei'otional  preparation , 
to  which  some  time  ought  to  be  given  at  the 
least  on  the  Saturday  evening,  and  as  much 
time  as  can  be  given  on  the  Sunday  morning 
before  going  to  the  Holy  Table. 


How  are  they  that  7'eeeive  the  Sacrament  of 
the  Lord' s  Supper  to  prepare  the  in  selves 
before  they  come  unto  it  ? 

They  that  receive  the  Sacrament  of  the 
Lord's  Supper  are,  before  they  come,  to  pre- 
pare themselves  thereunto,  by  examining  them- 
selves of  their  being  in  Christ,  of  their  sins 
and  wants  ;  of  the  truth  and  measure  of  their 
knowledge,  faith,  repentance,  love  to  God 
and  the  brethren,  charity  to  all  men,  for- 
giving those  who  have  done  them  wrong;  of 
their  desires  after  Christ,  and  of  their  new 
obedience ;  and  by  renewing  the  exercise  of 
these  graces,  by  serious  meditation  and  fer- 
vent prayer. — Larger  Catechism,  171. 
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II. 

S  Preparation 

Before  receivIxNG  the  Holy  Communion. 

It  will  be  helpful  to  prepare  your  mind  by  reading 
and  considering  some  part  of  zuhat  is  written 
concerning  this  Sacrament  : 

As  they  were  eating,  Jesus  took  bread,  and 
blessed  it,  and  brake  it,  and  gave  it  to  the  dis- 
ciples, and  said,  "  Take,  eat  ;  this  is  My  Body." 
And  He  took  the  cup,  and  gave  thanks,  and  gave 
it  to  them,  saying,  "  Drink  ye  all  of  it  ;  for  this  is 
My  Blood  of  the  new  testament,  which  is  shed  for 
many  for  the  remission  of  sin."  (St.  Matt.  xxvi. 
26-28.)  (So  also  St.  Markxiv.  22-26  ;  St.  Luke 
xxii.   14-20.) 

I  have  re  eived  of  the  Lord  that  which  also  I 
delivered  unto  you,  That  the  Lord  Jesus  the  same 
night  in  which  He  was  betrayed  took  bread  :  and 
when  He  had  given  thanks,  He  brake  it,  and 
said,  "Take,  eat;  this  is  My  Body,  which  is 
broken  for  you  ;  this  do  in  remembrance  of  Me. ' ' 
After  the  same  manner  also  He  took  the  cup, 
when  He  had  supped,  saying.  "  This  cup  is  the 


58  THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION. 

new  testament  in  My  Blood  :  this  do  ye,  as  oft  as 
ye  drink  it,  in  remembrance  of  Me." 

For  as  often  as  ye  eat  this  bread,  and  drink 
this  cup,  ye  do  show  the  Lord's  death  till  He 
come.  Wherefore  whosoever  shall  eat  this  bread, 
and  drink  this  cup  of  the  Lord,  unworthily,  shall 
be  guilty  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  the  Lord. 
But  let  a  man  examine  himself,  and  so  let  him 
eat  of  that  bread,  and  drink  of  that  cup.  For  he 
that  eateth  and  drinketh  unworthily,  eateth  and 
drinketh  judgment  to  himself,  not  discerning  the 
Lord' s  Body.  For  this  cause  many  are  weak  and 
sickly  among  you,  and  many  sleep.  For  if  we 
would  judge  ourselves,  we  should  not  be  judged, 
(i  Cor.  xi.  23-31.) 

The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless,  is  it  not 
the  Communion  of  the  Blood  of  Christ?  The 
Bread  which  we  break,  is  it  not  the  Communion 
of  the  Body  of  Christ  ?  For  we,  being  many,  are 
one  bread  and  one  body  ;  for  we  are  all  partakers 
of  that  one  Bread. 

Behold  Israel  after  the  flesh  :  are  not  they 
which  eat  of  the  sacrifices  partakers  of  the  altar  ? 
What  say  I  then  ?  that  the  idol  is  anything,  or 
that  which  is  offered  in  sacrifice  to  idols  is  any- 
thing ?  But  this  I  say,  that  the  things  which  the 
Gentiles  sacrifice,  they  sacrifice  to  devils,  and  not 
to  God  :  and  I  would  not  that  ye  should  have 
fellowship  with  devils.  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup 
of  the   Lord  and  the  cup  of  devils  :  ye  cannot 


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be  partakers  of  the  Lord's  Table  and  of  the  table 
of  devils.  Do  we  provoke  the  Lord  to  jealousy  ? 
are  we  stronger  than  He?     (i  Cor.  x.  16-22.) 

' '  1  am  the  living  Bread  which  came  down 
from  heaven  :  if  any  man  eat  of  this  Bread  he 
shall  live  for  ever  ;  and  the  Bread  that  I  will  give 
is  My  Flesh,  which  I  will  give  for  the  life  of  the 
world. 

The  Jews  therefore  strove  among  themselves, 
saying,  "  How  can  this  Man  give  us  His  Flesh 
to  eat  ?' ' 

Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  "Verily,  verily, 
I  say  unto  you.  Except  ye  eat  the  Flesh  of  the 
Son  of  man  and  'drink  His  Blood,  ye  have  no 
life  in  you.  Whoso  eateth  My  Flesh  and  drinketh 
My  Blood  hath  eternal  life,  and  I  will  raise  him 
up  at  the  last  day.  For  My  Flesh  is  meat  in- 
deed, and  My  Blood  is  drink  indeed.  He  that 
eateth  My  Flesh  and  drinketh  My  Blood  dwelleth 
in  Me,  and  I  in  him.  As  the  living  Feather  hath 
sent  Me,  and  I  hve  by  the  Father  ;  so  he  that 
eateth  Me,  even  he  shall  live  by  Me.  This  is 
that  Bread  which  came  down  from  heaven  :  not 
as  your  fathers  did  eat  manna  and  are  dead  :  he 
that  eateth  of  this  Bread  shall  live  for  ever." 
(St.  John  vi.  51-58.) 

From  the  rising  of  the  sun  even  unto  the  going 
down  of  the  same  My  Name  shall  be  great  among 


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the  Gentiles  ;  and  in  every  place  incense  shall  be 
offered  unto  My  Name  and  a  pure  offering  :  for 
My  Name  shall  be  great  among  the  heathen,  saith 
the  Lord  of  hosts.      (Mai.  i,  ii.) 

Every  High  Priest  is  ordained  to  offer  gifts  and 
sacrifices  :  wherefore  it  is  of  neces.^ity  that  this 
Man  have  somewhat  also  to  offer.    (Heb.  viii.  3.) 

He  is  the  propitiation  for  our  sins  :  and  not 
for  ours  only,  but  also  for  the  sins  of  the  whole 
world,      (ist  John  ii.  2.) 

Having  therefore,  brethren,  boldness  to  enter 
into  the  holiest  by  the  Blood  of  Jesus,  by  a  new 
and  living  way  which  He  hath  consecrated  for  us, 
through  the  veil,  that  is  to  say  His  Flesh  ;  and 
having  an  High  Priest  over  the  house  of  God  ;  let 
us  draw  near  with  a  true  heart  in  full  assurance 
of  faith,  having  our  hearts  sprinkled  from  an 
evil  conscience,  and  our  bodies  washed  with  pure 
water.  Let  us  hold  fast  the  profession  of  our 
faith  without  wavering  (for  He  is  faithful  that 
promised)  ;  and  let  us  consider  one  another  to 
provoke  unto  love  and  to  good  works  ;  not  for- 
saking the  assembling  of  ourselves  together,  as 
the  manner  of  some  is  ;  but  exhorting  one 
another  ;  and  so  much  the  more,  as  ye  see  the 
day  approaching.      (Heb.  x.  19-25.) 


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|Brtt)otiis  of  <Self'iSxamittation. 

Now  set  yourself  to  exat7iine  your  conscience,  first 
humbly  kneeling  before  God  and  saying  : 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  me. 
Christ,  have  mercy  upon  me. 
Lord,  have  mercy  upon  me. 

If  we  would  judge  ourselves,  we  should  not 
be  judged.  I  will  search  and  try  my  ways,  and 
turn  again  to  the  Lord.  I  will  say  of  the  Lord, 
He  is  my  refuge  and  my  fortress  ;  my  God,  in 
Him  will  I  trust. 

Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God  ; 
And  renew  a  right  spirit  within  me. 

Gloi-y  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and 
to  the  Holy  Ghost  ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning, 
is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end. 
Ajuen. 

Now  refiect  that  God  has  chosen  you^  and  has 
called  yoti  and  sealed  you  to  be  His.  Consider 
yotir  baptistn.  Re77ieniber  its  threefold  vow  of 
renunciation,  of  faith,  and  of  obedience.  See 
your  place  in  Christ  Jesus,  "  accepted  in  the 
Beloved ^^''  engrafted  into  His  body,  and  having 


62  THE  HOL  Y  COMMUNION. 

received  the  Holy  Ghost.  Think  that  it  is  the 
good  and  loving  will  of  God  concerning  yoii^  as 
He  has  made  you  His  child ^  so  also  to  give  yon 
the  kingdom.  Realise  your  holy  calling  and  your 
blessed  hope.  Behold  yourself  in  Christ  Jesus  ; 
and  praise  the  Name  of  the  Father  who  has 
begotten  you  again  by  the  resurrection  of  His  Son 
our  Lord :  for  the  gifts  and  calling  of  God  are 
without  repentance. 

Then  examine  yourself  of  your  life  and  conduct. 
Think  7vhat  manner  of  person  you  ought  to  be. 
Think  whether  you  have  been  such  a  person. 
Think  how  you  shall  be  made  manifest  before  the 
Lord  in  His  appearing — how  you  shall  stand  in 
His  presence — and  whether  you  may  do  so  with- 
out shame. 


{a)    EXAMEN    BY   THE    COMMANDMENTS. 

Take  the  Commandments  of  God,  one  by  one,  and 
think  whether^  since  you  last  communicated,  you 
have  kept  each  irt  thought,  zvord,  and  deed ;  or 
how  you  have  broken  it,  or  have  come  short 
of  it. 

I.  Thou  Shalt  Have  I  set  God  always  before  me  ? 
have  no  other  God  first?  God  and  His  holy  will 
gods  before  Me.  ^u^,,^  ^n     ^u       4.1,  •         -,  ^ 

above  all  other  things  ? 


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II.  Thou  slialt        Have  I  worshipped  or  served  the 

not  make  unto  creature  more  than  the  Creator,  bv 
thee  any  ^  ,,,.  '      -^ 

graven  image,    covetousness,    worldhness,     or    any 

*<'•  wilHng    submission    to    temptation  ? 

Have  I  loved  the  praise  of  men  more  than  the 

honour   that    comes   from    God    only  ?      Have    1 

sought  to  serve  two  masters  ? 

III.  Thou  Shalt  Have  I  reverenced  God's  holy 
not  take  the  Name  in  all  His  ordinances  ?  Have 
Name  of  the         t  1        4^  ^c  c  .l        •         r 

Lord  thy  God  1  kept  myselt  trom  the  sm  of  swear- 
in  vain,  &c.        incr  ? 

,„   „         ^  Have    1    remembered   the   Lord's 

I>.  Remember    ,         ^  ^    .  ^ -,       t  t  t 

the  Sabbath       day  to  set  it  apart  ?     Have   I   ren- 

daytokeepit  dered  to  God  the  worship  that  is 
holy,&c.  His  due? 

V.  Honour  thy  Have  I  given  honour  to  those  to 
father  and  thy  whom  honour  is  due  (especially  to 
mother,  &c.  parents)  ?  Have  I  remembered  what 
care  and  consideration  are  due  to  my  depen- 
dents ? 

VI.  Thou  Shalt  Have  I  kept  myself  from  malice, 
not  kill.  hatred,  and  causeless  or  excessive 
anger?  Have  I  for  pleasure  or  for  gain  done 
anything  to  endanger  or  shorten  human  life,  or 
to  injure  the  health  of  others  ? 

VII.  Thou  Have  I  shunned  impurity,  and 
Shalt  not  com-  been  chaste  in  word,  desire,  thought, 
mit  adultery,     and  action  ? 


64  THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION. 

VIII  Thou  Have  I  been  just  and  honest  in 
Shalt  not  buying  and  selling  ;  in  employing 
^*^*'***  others,  and  in  serving  employers  ; 
giving  to  each  his  own,  and  content  to  take  what 
is  mine  and  no  more  ? — or  have  I  sought  the 
advantage  ? 

IX  Thou  Shalt  Have  I  spoken  the  truth  ?  Have 
not  bear  false  I  acted  the  truth?  Have  I  spoken 
uitness,&c.  ^j^e  truth  in  love  only?  Have  I 
feared  to  misrepresent  ?  and  have  I  avoided 
gossip  ? 

X.  Thou  Shalt  Have  I  desired  what  God  has  not 
notco?et,  &c.  in  providence  made  mine?  Have  I 
been  in  haste  to  be  rich  ?  Have  I  loved  the 
world  ?  Have  1  envied  the  good  of  others  ? 
Have  I  studied  contentment  ? 

Ask  yourself  these  questions  one  by  one.  When 
you  remejuber  a  sin,  accuse  yourself  of  it  and 
say  : 

O  God,  I  have  sinned  in  this  thing  :  have 
mercy  upon  me  and  heal  my  soul,  for  the  sake 
of  Jesus  Christ. 

[b)    Ex  AMEN   BY   THE   CrEED. 

Or,  call  to  wind  one  by  one  the  words  of  the 
Apostles'*  Greedy  into  the  faith  of  which  you 
are  baptised ;    and  consider  as  to  each  whether 


THE  nOL  Y  COMMUNION.  65 

in    that  you    have  ''kept   the  faith;'    and  are 
"  in  the  faith  ' '  / 

Have  I  walked  as  a  man  may  who  believes 
in  God  ?  who  believes  that  God  is  Father  ?  that 
God  is  Almighty  ?  that  God  is  Maker  of  heaven 
and  earth,  so  that  all  is  His,  and  all  ruled  by 
one  holy  law  ? 

Have  I  walked  as  a  man  mav  who  believes  in 
Jesus  ?  who  beheves  that  He  is  the  Christ  ?  who 
believes  that  He  is  the  only  Son  of  God  ?  who 
believes  that  He  is  our  Lord  ? 

Am  I  living  as  one  who  believes  in  the  In- 
carnation ?— that  God  has  taken  humanity  into 
the  Godhead  ;  honouring  manhood  ;  reverencino- 
womanhood  ;  sanctifying  the  flesh  ;  keeping  my 
own  body — as  a  man  may  live  who  believes  that 
the  Son  of  God  became  man,  being  conceived  by 
the  Holy  Ghost  and  born  of  a  pure  Virgin  ? 

Have  I  lived  as  a  man  ought  who  believes 
that  the  Son  of  God  suffered  ?  as  a  man  may 
who  worships  the  Crucified  ?  as  a  man  ought  who 
believes  that  he  is  redeemed  and  pardoned 
through  the  Cross  of  his  Lord  ? 

Have  I  lived  as  one  who  believes  that  his 
Lord  and  God  died  that  he  might  live— not  to 
himself,  but  to  Him  who  loved  him  and  gave 
Himself  for  him  ? 

Have  I  such  victory  over  the  fear  of  the  grave 
as  one  should  have  who  believes  that  the  Son 
of  God  was  buried    among    our    dead  ?  in    such 


66  THE  IIOL  V  COMMUNION. 

mindfulness  of  my  ' '  burying  with  Him  in  my 
baptism "  ?  in  such  fearlessness  of  death  ?  in 
such  reverence  and  tenderness  for  the  dead  in 
Christ  ? 

Have  I  lived  as  a  man  may  who  believes  that 
Christ  is  risen  from  the  dead  ?  am  I  walking  in 
newness  of  life  ?  do  I  know  the  power  of  His 
Resurrection  ?  am  I  strong  in  the  hope  of  a  real 
immortality  ?  am  I  seeking  a  good  resurrection  ? 

Am  I  walking  as  one  who  believes  that  the 
Son  of  man  is  at  the  right  hand  of  God  ?  has 
my  heart  gone  with  Him  to  the  heavenly  things  ? 

Do  I  live  as  one  must  live  who  beheves  that 
Christ's  feet  will  stand  again  upon  the  earth? 
have  I  received  the  blessed  hope  of  His  kingdom 
and  appearing  ?   do  I  love  it  ?  do  I  watch  for  it  ? 

Have  I  lived  as  a  man  must  live  who  believes 
that  he  will  be  judged  ?  that  he  will  be  judged 
by  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  knows  man 
through  and  through,  and  who  knows  what  a 
man  in  earnest  can  do  against  temptation  ?  who 
believes  that  he  must  give  account  of  the  deeds 
done  in  the  flesh,  and  receive  them  again,  good 
or  evil  ? 

Have  I  lived  as  a  man  may  who  believes  that 
the  Holy  Ghost  is  come  ?  who  believes  that  He 
abides  in  the  Church  ?  who  believes  that  his  own 
body  is  the  temple  of  the  Holy  Ghost  ? 

Have  I  lived  as  becomes  one  who  believes  in 
the  Church  ?  who  believes  that  it  is  holy  ?  who 
believes  that  it  is  Catholic  ? 


THE  IIOL  V  COMMUXION.  67 

Have  I  lived  as  a  man  should  who  believes  in 
the  Communion  of  the  Saints  ?  in  the  fellowship 
of  all  who  are  Christ's — of  all  the  living  who  love 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  in  sincerity  and  truth — 
and  of  all  the  dead,  who  have  died  in  Him  ? 
have  I  lived  in  such  charity,  in  such  faith,  in 
such  hope  ? 

Have  I  lived  as  a  man  may  live  who  believes 
in  the  forgiveness  of  sin  ?  and  therefore  in  the 
peace  of  reconciliation  to  God  ?  in  such  penitence 
as  one  feels  for  sin  forgiven  ?  in  such  holy  fear 
of  repeating  sin  that  has  been  forgiven  ?  in  such 
carefulness  to  kill  out  confessed  sin  ?  in  such  joy 
of  forgiveness  ? 

Have  I  lived  as  a  man  must  who  believes  that 
the  dead  rise  again  ?  who  believes  that  he  him- 
self shall  return  to  a  real  life  ?  who  believes  that 
his  body  as  well  as  his  soul  is  redeemed  and  is 
holy  to  God  ? 

Have  I  lived  as  he  can  live  who  believes  in 
life  everlasting  ? — a  life  which  he  already  has, 
because  he  is  in  Christ,  and  which  will  carry'  him 
through  death  into  an  eternity  with  Christ  ? 

Have  I  believed  these  things  ?  and  have  I 
allowed  my  belief  in  them  to  govern  my  conduct  ? 


And  as  often  as  you  remember  any  action,  any 
thotight,  any  neglect  of  duty,  any  failure  to 
obey,  any  submission  to  temptation,  or  any  fear, 
xuhich  has  witnessed  to  your  want  of  faith,  or  to 


68  THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION. 

your  forgetfulness    of    zvhat    you    believe^    then 
accuse  yourself  of  it  to  God,  aud  say  : 

O  God,  I  have  sinned  in  this  thing  :  for  the 
sake  of  Christ  have  mercy  upon  me  and  heal  my 
soul.  Lord,  increase  my  faith.  Lord,  help  my 
unbelief. 

(r)    EXAMEN    BY    THE    BEATITUDES. 

Or,  again,  consider  one  by  one  the  Beatitudes  of 
our  Blessed  Saviour,  and  bethink  you  how  it 
stands  xvith  you  in  respect  of  their  promises  : 

''  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit,''  saith  the  Lord  : 
am  I  one  of  them  ?  or  have  I  been  proud,  ready 
to  assert  myself,  insisting  upon  my  due  ?  May  I 
believe  that  it  is  well  with  me,  and  that  the 
kingdom  of  heaven  is  mine  ? 

'  'Blessed  are  they  that  vioiirn, ' '  saith  the  Lord  : 
am  I  one  of  them  ?  have  I  mourned  for  my  sin  ? 
do  I  grieve  for  the  evil  that  is  done  ?  do  I  bear 
Christ's  sorrows  in  my  heart?  May  I  think  that 
it  is  well  with  me,  because  I  shall  be  comforted 
in  His  joy  ? 

''Blessed  are  the  meek,'"  saith  the  Lord  :  have 
I  shown  myself  such  ?  gentle  and  easy  to  be  en- 
treated ?  forbearing  ?  slow  to  take  offence  ?  May 
I  think  that  it  is  well  with  me,  because  when 
Christ's  kingdom  comes,  I  shall  inherit? 

'  'Blessed  are  they  that  hunger  and  thirst  after 


THE  HOL  Y  COMMUNION.  69 

righteousness, ' '  saith  the  Lord  :  am  I  one  of 
them  ?  do  I  earnestly  long  to  be  right  with  God, 
and  to  do  right  and  see  right  done  on  earth  ? 
May  I  think  that  it  is  well  with  me,  because  I 
shall  be  filled  with  righteousness  ? 

'  'Blessed  are  the  merciful, ' '  saith  the  Lord  :  am 
I  one  of  them  ? — showing  pity  ?  forgiving  ?  sparing 
wrong-doers  ?  ready  to  perceive  suffering  ?  ready 
to  help  ?  May  1  think  that  it  is  well  with  me, 
because  I  shall  obtain  mercy  from  God  ? 

''Blessed  are  the  piire  iji  heart,''  saith  the 
Lord  :  am  I  one  of  them  ?  To  be  pure  in  act 
has  its  own  reward — but  not  this  blessing.  May 
I  think  that  therefore  it  is  well  with  me,  because 
I  shall  see  God  ? 

"Blessed  are  the  peace-makers,''  saith  the 
Lord  :  am  I  one  of  them  ?  do  I  help  to  make 
quietness  and  rest  of  spirit  where  I  go  ? — in  the 
Church  ?  with  my  fellows  ?  in  my  household  ? 
among  my  friends  ?  Or  am  I  of  those  who  stir 
dispeace  and  promote  restlessness,  and  who  are 
followed  by  anxiety,  and  round  whom  strife  grows 
up  ?  May  I  think  that  it  is  well  with  me,  because 
I  'shall  be  reckoned  one  of  the  children  of  the 
very  God  of  Peace  ? 

"Blessed  are  they  which  are  persecuted  for 
righteous7iess'  sake, ' '  saith  the  Lord  :  am  I  at 
least  ready  to  suffer  for  the  right  ?  have  I  ever 
found  need  or  occasion  to  lose  anything  by 
standing  out  for  the  right,  or  by  refusing  to  do 
wrong?      May  I   think   that  it  is  well  with  me 


70  THE  IJOL  V  COMMUNION. 

therefore,   and   that  the  kingdom   of  heaven   is 
mine  ? 

Wherever  your  heart  bears  you  witness^  the  Spirit 
of  God  testifying  %vith  your  spirit  that  you  are 
His,  give  God  the  glory  and  thajik  Him  ;  say  : 

It  is  Thy  gift,  O  God  ;  Thou  only  hast  wrought 
all  our  works  in  us. 

But  as  often  as  you  perceive  your  shortcoming, 
acctise  yourself  of  it  to  God  ;  say  : 

By  my  own  fault  I  have  failed  of  this  grace. 
Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  and  for  Christ's 
sake  heal  my  soul.  Give  me  diligence  to  lay 
hold  of  eternal  life. 

{d)    EXAMEN    BY    THE    CaTECHISM. 

Or,  again,  set  before  you  the  words  of  the  Cate- 
chism, and  exaviine  yourself  of  your  knowl- 
edge to  discern  the  Lord's  Body,  of  your  {2i\\\\ 
to  feed  upon  Him,  of  your  repentance,  love, 
and  new  obedience,  your  charity  to  all  men, 
and  your  forgiving  those  who  have  done  you 
wrong.  See  ho7u  many  things  this  will  sho7v  you 
for  which  to  thank  God ;  and  how  many  for 
which  you  must  grieve,  for  which  you  must  make 
amends,  or  ivhich  you  must  diligently  correct ; 
and  confess,  and  repent,  and  pray. 


THE  HOL  Y  COMMUNION.  71 

(e)    EXAMEN    BY    OUR    DUTIES. 

Or,  once  more,  consider  your  duty  to  God,  your- 
self, and  your  neighbour  ;  and  deal  with  your- 
self as  to  your  carefulness  and  obedience  in  respect 
of  each. 

I.   Have   I  kept  myself  in  the  love  of  God? 
-(St.  Jude  21.) 
Have  I  failed — 

To  keep  His  commandments  ? — (St.  John 

XV.  9,  10.) 
To  keep  the  faith  ? — (2  Tim.  iv.  7.) 
To   endeavour   to  keep   the   unity  of  the 
Spirit    in   the   bond  of  peace  with  my 
fellow-Christians? — (Eph.  iv.  3.) 
Have    I    neglected    prayer,    or   forsaken 
church  attendance? — (i   Thess.  v.    17; 
Heb.  X.  25.) 
Have  I  failed  or  come  short  in  Christian 
giving? — (Heb.  xiii.  16.) 

2.   Have  I  sinned  against  my  neighbour — 
By  leading  him  into  sin  ? 
By  untruthfulness  ? 
By  unkindness  or  want  of  thought  ? 
By  evil  speaking  ? 
By  covetousness  ? 
By  selfishness  ? 
By  lack  of  diligence  in  his  service  ? 


72  THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION. 

By  dishonesty  ? 

By  neglect  of  any  duty  to  him  ? 

3.   Have    I    sinned   against   my    own    soul    or 
body — 

By   indifference   to   the  voice    of   wisdom 

and  righteousness  ? 
By  impurity  ? 
By  sloth,  intemperance  in  food  or  in  drink, 

or  other  self-indulgence  ? 

As  often  as  you  remember  fault  or  sin,  name  it  to 
God,  accuse  yotirself  of  it ;  and  say  : 

I  repent  of  this  thing— this  thing  that  I  did 
wrongly— this  thing  in  which  I  did  not  do 
rightly.  If  it  is  possible,  I  will  make  amends. 
For  the  time  to  come,  I  will  keep  myself,  not 
to  do  this  evil — to  do  this  that  I  have  omitted. 
For  Christ's  sake,  O  God,  have  mercy  upon  me, 
and  heal  my  soul. 

Having  completed  your  self-examination  after  one 
of  these  or  the  like  methods,  consider  to  zuhat 
particular  resolutioiz  you  are  led  by  it :  as  to  a 
fault  of  temper,  speech,  ^c,  which  you  will 
correct ;  a  -weakness  of  desire  or  of  habit  ruhich 
you  zvill  reform  ;  a  neglect  of  duty  or  omission  of 
diligence  ;  a  temptatioji  which  has  overcome  yotc 
— or   a    cause   of    tc77iptation   to   be   henceforth 


THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION.  73 

avoided.      It   is    often    ivell  to  write  doxvn  such 
resolves   and  to    read  them    at   your  next  self- 
exojninatioft.     At  the  least,  record  thevi  in  your 
memory,  and  set  them  deep  in  your  heart. 
Then,  still  kneeling^  call  upon   God,  and  say  : 

I  CONFESS  to  Thee,  O  God,  the  Father,  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  before  the  whole 
company  of  heaven,  that  I  have  sinned  grievously 
in  thought,  word,  and  deed  ;  and  especially  .  .  . 
I  confess  that  I  have  come  short  of  Thy  glory  in 
all    things,    and    in  many  things   of   that  which 

I  knew  to  be   right  ;  especially  in  not 

I  judge  myself,  I  repent,  I  pray  to  be  forgiven. 
Pardon  me,  O  God — for  Christ's  sake  pardon  my 
sins,  my  negligences,  my  ignorances. 

O  keep  me  back  from  my  old  sins.  Suffer 
me  not  to  return  to  things  of  which  I  am 
ashamed.  I  have  vowed  again  to  Thee.  Give 
me  steadfastness. 

[O  help  me  to  return  upon  the  evil  that  I  have 
done  ;  if  it  is  possible  to  undo  it,  to  make  amends 
_'or  it — by  restitution,  by  confession,  by  seeking 
reconciliation.  Give  me  courage,  O  God,  to  do 
this.] 

[Grant  also  pardon  and  restoration  to  any 
whom  I  have  led  into  sin,  or  who  have  been 
my  companions  in  sin.  And  let  not  them  that 
seek  Thee  be  ashamed  for  my  sake,  O  Lord  God 
of  Israel.] 

Help    me    to    look  upon    the    duties    I    have 


74  THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION. 

neglected,  the  tasks  that  I  have  passed  by,  the 
work  which  I  have  slothfully  refused  ;  and  to 
remember  the  graces  which  I  have  failed  to  stir 
up  within  me  ;  that  I  may  become  complete  in 
Christ  Jesus. 

I  commend  myself  to  the  strong  help  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.  Most  Blessed  and  Holy  Spirit, 
hear  me  ;  cease  not  to  strive  with  me  ;  turn 
me,  and  I  shall  be  turned  ;  work  in  me  mightily 
according  to  Thy  good  pleasure. 

I  am  Thine  :   save  me  : 

For  I  have  sought  Thy  precepts. 


OUR  FATHER 


And  sav  of  these  Psalms — vi.,  xxxii.,  xxxviii., 
li.^  cii.,  cxxx.,  cxliii.y  ivhich  are  called  Peni- 
tential— one  or  more. 


May  07ie  who  doubteth  of  his  being  in  Christ, 
or  of  his  due  preparation,  come  to  the 
Lord's  Supper  ? 

One  who  doubteth  of  his  being  in  Christ, 
or  of  his  due  preparation  to  the  Sacrament  of 
the  Lord's  Supper,  may  have  a  true  interest 
in  Christ,  though  he  be  not  yet  assured  there- 
of; and  in  God's  account  hath  it,  if  he  be 
duly  affected  with  the  apprehension  of  the 
want  of  it,  and  unfeignedly  desires  to  be 
found  in  Christ,  and  to  depart  from  iniquity; 
in  which  case  (because  promises  are  made, 
and  this  Sacrament  is  appointed,  for  the 
rehef  even  of  weak  and  doubting  Christians), 
he  is  to  bewail  his  unbelief,  and  labour  to 
have  his  doubts  resolved;  and  so  doing,  he 
may  and  ought  to  come  to  the  Lord's  Supper, 
that  he  may  be  further  strengthened. — Larger 
Catechism,  172, 

75 


76  THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION. 

III. 

Pribate  ffiebotions 

Before  the  Holy  Communion. 

It  IS  zoell  to  dispose  the  viind  to  devotion  by  the 
deliberate  reading-  of  some  part  of  the  Holy 
Scriphtres :  as  Exod.  xii.,  Isa.  liii.^  Ixi.^  Ixii., 
St.  John  vi.,  xiv.-xvii.,  xx.,  St.  luke  xxii\, 
Roiu.  v.,  via.,  I  Cor.  xiii.,  Eph.  Hi.,  iv.,  Phil. 
ii.,  I  Thess.  iv.,  v.,  i  St.  John  iv..  Rev.  z.,  v., 
xxi.f  XX a.  ;  or  the  like. 
■  Then  humbly  kneeling,  place  yourself  in  the  pres- 
ence of  God,  a)id  say  : 

WHEREWITHAL  shall  I  come  before  God, 
or  bow  myself  before  the  high  God  ? 

The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit  : 

A  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  O  God,  Thou 
wilt  not  despise. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

O  let  }iie  taste  a7id  see  that  the  Lord  is  good. 

The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd  ;   I  shall  not" want. 

He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures  : 
He  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 

He  restoreth  my  soul  :  He  leadeth  me  in  the 
paths  of  righteousness  for  His  Name's  sake. 


THE  HOLY  COMMUNION.  77 

Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil  :  for  Thou 
art  with  me  ;  Thy  rod  and  Thy  staff  they  comfort 
me. 

Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the  pres- 
ence of  mine  enemies  :  Thou  anointest  my  head 
with  oil  ;  my  cup  runneth  over. 

Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all 
the  days  of  my  life  :  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  for  ever. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost  ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is 
now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.    Ainen. 

0  let  me  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good. 
Blessed  is  the  mail  that  trusteth  in  LLiin. 

1  AM  not  worthy,  O  Lord  ;  I  am  not  worthy  of 
the  least  of  all  Thy  mercies.  Yet  Thou  preparest 
for  me  the  greatest.  Thou  hast  called  me  ; 
therefore  I  come.  I  have  not  chosen  Thee,  but 
Thou  hast  chosen  me.  I  love  Thee,  for  Thou 
hast  first  loved  me.  O  let  Thy  grace  be  suf- 
ficient for  me,  that  I  may  acceptably  help  to 
celebrate  Thy  most  high  worship,  and  without 
condemnation  have  part  in  ministering  before 
Thee  ;  and  that  without  displeasing  Thee  in  any- 
thing I  may  receive  and  feed  upon  my  Lord,  who 
gives  Himself  to  be  the  Bread  of  my  life. 

I  am.  not  sufficient  for  these  things,  O  God  ; 
but  my  sufficiency  is  of  the  Lord.  Let  me  be 
found  in   Him,  not  having  mine  own  righteous- 


78  THE  HOL  Y  COMMUNION. 

ness,  but  the  righteousness  of  Christ  which  is  by 
faith. 

I  REPENT  of  my  sins.  I  am  grieved  because 
I  have  offended  Thee,  most  loving  and  merciful 
God.  I  am  grieved  because  I  have  been  so  un- 
worthy of  Christ.  I  am  grieved  because  I  have 
so  constantly  hindered  the  Holy  Ghost, 

I  am  of  God  :  He  has  called  me  His  child  : 
yet  I  have  done  amiss  continually.  I  am  re- 
deemed by  the  Blood  of  Jesus,  my  Lord  ;  I  am  a 
member  of  Him  ;  I  am  His  very  own,  and  for 
His  sake  I  am  accepted  of  God  :  yet  I  have  gone 
in  my  own  way,  as  if  1  were  free  as  regards  Him. 
The  Holy  Ghost  is  given  to  me ;  He  witnesses 
with  me  :  my  body  is  His  temple  ;  yet  I  have 
been  unholy.  God  have  mercy  upon  me.  I 
abhor  myself  and  repent. 

GOD  so  loved  the  world  that  He  spared  not 
His  own  Son,  but  delivered  Him  up  for  us  all. 
God  spared  not  His  own  Son.      His  own  Son. 

LORD,  I  believe  :  help  Thou  mine  unbelief.  I 
beheve  that  Thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the 
living  God.  I  believe  in  Thy  love  for  me,  and 
that  for  me  Thou  hast  died.  1  beheve  that  Thy 
sacrifice  is  accepted  and  prevails  for  me.  I 
believe  that  Thou  art  a  propitiation  for' my  sin, 
and  for  the  sin  of  the  whole  world.  I  go  to  show 
Thy  death.     I  go  to  make  a  memorial  of  Thee 


THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION.  79 

before  the  Father.     Teach  me  to  know  this  mys- 
tery. 

I  LOVE  Thee,  who  hast  loved  me  and  gavest 
Thyself  for  me.  I  adore  Thee,  Immanuel,  God 
with  us.  I  love  Thee  for  what  Thou  hast  done 
and  suffered.  I  love  Thee  for  what  Thou  art.  1 
bless  Thee,  by  whom  I  have  received  the  atone- 
ment. 

IF,  when  we  were  enemies,  we  were  reconciled 
to  God  by  the  death  of  His  Son,  much  more, 
being  reconciled,  we  shall  be  saved  by  His  life. 

I  WORSHIP  Thee,  Lord  Jesus,  who  vouch- 
safest  in  the  humility  of  a  Sacrament  to  be  present 
with  us.  I  bless  Thee,  who  comest  forth  in  a 
mystery  to  feed  Thy  people  with  the  spiritual  food 
of  Thine  own  Body  and  Blood.  Give  me,  O 
Lord,  a  heart  to  hunger  and  thirst  for  Thee, 
faith  to  feed  upon  Thee,  grace  to  be  holy  for  Thy 
abiding  in  me  and  I  in  Thee. 

I  love  the  Lord. 

What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord  for  all  His 
benefits  toward  me  ? 

I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation,  and  call  upon 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  now  in  the 
presence  of  all  His  people. 

O  Lord,  truly   I  am  Thy   servant  ;   1  am  Thy 


8o  THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION. 

servant,  and  the  son  of  Thine  handmaid  ;  Thou 
hast  loosed  my  bonds. 

I  will  offer  to  Thee  the  sacrifice  of  thanks- 
giving, and  will  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  now  in  the 
presence  of  all  His  people. 

In  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house,  in  the  midst 
of  thee,  O  Jerusalem.      Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 
the  Holy  Ghost  ;  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is 
now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end.    Amen. 

I  love  the  Lord : 

Because  He  hath  heard  my  voice .  and  my 
supplications. 


OUR  FATHER 


GRANT,  O  Lord,  that  at  thy  Holy  Table  I  may 
be  able  to  make  a  true  offering  of  myself  to  Thee, 
keeping  back  nothing.  Grant  me  power  to  open 
the  door  of  my  heart  to  Him  who  knocketh,  that  He 
may  come  in  and  feast  with  me  and  I  with  Him. 

Now  consider  what  special  thing  yozc  will  desire 
to  entreat  frojn  God  when  the  sacrifice  of  Christ 
is  comnieniorated ;  for  what  mercy  you  will  giT'e 
thanks^  when  thanksgiving  is  made  for  all  the 
goodness  of  God ;  or^vhat  nauie  you  will  name 
in  your  heart,  when  the  great  intercession  is  pre- 
sented.    For  at  His  Holy    Table  He,  as  King, 


THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION.  8i 

holds  out  to  lis  the  sceptre  which  02s  in  His  hand, 
saying,  "  IVhat  ivilt  thoii  ?  and  what  is  thy  re- 
quest ?'''  Let  us  therefore  be  ready,  each  with 
his  prayer,  and  say  : 

REMEMBER  me,  Lord,  with  the  favour  which 
Thou  hast  shown  unto  Thine  own,  for  to-day  I  will 
ask  this  thing of  Thee. 

Be  mindful  also  to  entreat  God  for  those  who 
shall  minister  in  holy  things;  for  all  who 
shall  communicate ;  for  whoever  is  knozvn  to 
yon  as  in  special  need  of  g7'ace  to  receive 
the  Holy  Sacrament  worthily  ;  and  for 
those  hindered  in  God^s  providence  from 
com  m  u  n  i  eating. 

O  LORD  GOD,  who  art  good  and  gracious  ; 
who  knittest  Thy  Saints  in  One  in  the  mystical 
body  of  Thy  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord  :  cleanse, 
we  pray  Thee,  our  souls  and  bodies  from  every 
defilement  of  the  flesh  and  spirit,  and  enable  us 
to  present  ourselves  before  Thee  unblamed  and 
uncondemned.  Strengthen  in  the  Holy  Ghost 
those  who  to-day  minister  in  the  Name  of  the 
Lord  at  His  Holy  Table.  Grant  to  all  who  with 
us  are  made  partakers  of  these  holy  mysteries, 
that  they  may  love  and  serve  Thee  all  their  days, 
and  be  delivered  from  every  evil,  and  dwell  at 
last  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  for  ever. 


82  THE  HOL  Y  COMMUNION. 

I  commend  to  Thee  A and  B ,  be- 
seeching Thee  that  they  may  find  acceptance 
and  blessing  to-day  in  this  Holy  Communion. 

I  pray  for  C and  D ,  that  though  they 

cannot  be  present  with  us  to  receive  the  Sacra- 
ment, they  may  be  remembered  in  heaven,  and 
be  comforted  and  fed  in  the  Communion  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

And  I  commend  myself  to  Thy  mercies,  which 
are  infinite,  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  our 
Lord.     Amen. 

He  who  communicates  should  endeavour  to  come  to 
the  Lord's  Table ^  not  only  zvith  spiritual  pre- 
paredness, but  in  all  things  worthily — with  such 
reverence  and  deliberation  as  become  so  great  a 
service — ready  in  i?iind  and  body  as  well  as  in 
soul  for  that  which  is  higher  and  holier  than 
anything  else  in  this  world.  Therefore  on  such 
a  day  %ve  should  rise  earlier,  so  as  to  have  due 
time  for  private  and  family  devotions.  We 
should  be  witJumt  haste,  preserving  quietness 
and  Christian  gravity.  We  should  prepare  our 
offering  with  careful  respect  to  the  object  for 
which  it  is  invited,  and  our  o-on  means  of 
giving.  We  should  go  betijnes  to  the  Ho7ise  of 
God ;  and  as  we  go  we  may  remember  such  words 
as  these  : 

This    is   a   faithful    saying    and    worthy  of  all 


THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION.  83 

acceptation,  that  Christ  Jesus  came  into  the 
world  to  save  sinners. 

If  any  man  sin  we  have  an  Advocate  with  the 
Father,  even  Jesus  Christ  the  righteous. 

Come  unto  me  (saith  the  Lord)  all  ye  that  labour 
and  are  heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you  rest. 

I  will  go  in  the  strength  of  the  Lord  God  : 
I  will  make  mention  of  Thy  righteousness,  even 
of  Thine  only. 

He  hath  made  us  accepted  in  the  Beloved. 

It  is  due  unto  the  lord  that  the  coj?imunicant 
should  follozv  the  entire  service  as  a  participant^ 
and  not  as  an  onlooker.  Its  actions  are  his 
also,  although  performed  representatively  by 
presbyter  ordained  thereto.  During  the  pauses 
for  silent  prayer  which  occur  in  the  prayer  of 
consecration,  he  ought  at  the  first  to  offer  him- 
self to  God  with  entreaty  for  his  own  need  as 
it  is  knoivn  to  him  ;  and  at  the  second  to  name 
in  his  heart  to  God  the  special  request  which  he 
has  prepared,  and  the  special  intercession  for 
any  zuhom  he  desires  to  name  before  God.  It  is 
of  reverence  that  he  should  receive  the  conse- 
crated elements  with  bare  hands,  and  touch  them 
zuith  care.  While  others  are  communicating, 
his  soul  should  be  most  earnestly  occupied  in 
supplication  before  hijnself  receiving;  and  in 
thanksgiving,  and  blessing,  and  holy  resolve  after 
he  has  received. 


84  THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION. 

^Pribate  ©cbotions; 

After  the  Holy  Communion. 

Return  from  the  House  of  God  without  delay, 
and  if  possible  without  distraction.  Avoid,  in 
so  far  as  is  practicable,  common  converse  and 
ordinary  concerns,  until  you  have  sought  the 
Father  zaho  seeth  in  secret,  and  have  given 
thanks  to  Him.  One  should  endeavour  to  go 
straight  home  from  church,  and  then  straight  to 
the  closet ;  and  tvith  thanksgiving  to  join  prayer 
to  be  kept  of  God  abiding  in  Christ ;  that  as  the 
three  Hebre^v  youths  walked  safely  in  the  fiery 
furnace,  because  with  the77i  was  One  like  tinto 
the  Son  of  Man,  so  we  may  lualk  safely  in  an 
evil  world,  and  be  untouched  by  its  fierce 
trmptatiofts.  Therefore  stand  before  God :  and 
say  : 

O   ALL    ye  works  of  the  Lord,   bless   ye  the 
Lord  : 

Praise  Him  and  magnify  Him  for  ev^er. 

O  all  ye  angels  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 

Praise  Him  and  magnify  Him  for  ever. 

O  ye  heavens,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 

Praise  Him  and  magnify  Him  for  ever. 

O  let  the  earth  bless  the  Lord  : 


THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION.  85 

Yea,  let  it  praise  Him  and  magnify  Him  for 
ever. 

O  ye  children  of  men,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 

Praise  Him  and  magnify  Him  for  ever. 

O  let  Israel  bless  the  Lord  : 

Praise  Him  and  magnify  Him  for  ever. 

O  ye  priests  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the  Lord  : 

Praise  Him  and  magnify  Him  for  ever. 

O  ye  servants  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the  Lord. 

Praise  Him  and  magnify  Him  for  ever. 

O  ye  spirits  and  souls  of  the  righteous,  bless  ye 
the  Lord  : 

Praise  Him  and  magnify  Him  for  ever. 

O  ye  holy  and  humble  men  of  heart,  bless  ye 
the  Lord  : 

Praise  Him  and  magnify  Him  for  ever. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Amen. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord  :  praise  God  in  His 
sanctuary;  praise  Him  in  the  firmament  of  His 
power. 

Praise  Him  for  His  mighty  acts  :  praise  Him 
according  to  His  excellent  greatness. 

Praise  Him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet  : 
praise  Him  with  the  psaltery  and  harp. 

Praise  Him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance  :  praise 
Him  with  stringed  instruments  and  organs. 

Praise  Him  upon  the  loud  cymbals  :  praise  Him 
upon  the  high-sounding  cymbals. 


86  THE  HOL  Y  COMMUNION. 

Let  everything  that  hath  breath  praise  the 
Lord.      Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Amen. 

LORD,  now  lettest  Thou  Thy  servant  depart 
in  peace,  according  to  Thy  word  : 

For  mine  eyes  have  seen  Thy  salvation  : 

Which  Thou  hast  prepared  before  the  face  of 
all  people  : 

A  light  to  lighten  the  Gentiles,  and  the  glory 
of  Thy  people  Israel. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Amen. 

Then  kneel  before  God,  and  say  : 

I  BLESS  Thee  and  adore  Thee,  Almighty  God, 
who  of  mercy  unsearchable  and  for  Thy  con- 
descension to  our  need  hast  vouchsafed  to  feed 
us  with  this  heavenly  and  spiritual  food,  making 
us  verily  partakers  of  Jesus  Christ  Thy  Son. 

Let  me  not  by  my  unworthiness  receive  hurt  or 
condemnation  thereby,  but  only  the  grace  pre- 
pared by  Thee  for  me.  Let  this  Holy  Communion 
be  to  me  a  guard  and  defence — a  separation  from 
the  world — a  shield  against  temptation — a  wall 
against  evil — the  nourishment  of  all  good  which 
Thou  hast  wrought  in  me — the  confirmation  of  all 
grace  bestowed  upon  me. 


THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION.  87 

Grant  me  thereby  quietness  of  heart,  vigour  of 
resolve,  fervency  of  love  to  Thee,  zeal  towards 
my  Lord,  charity  towards  all  men. 

Through  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

No2v  call  to  mind  whatever  special  resolution  you 
offered  to  God  at  His  Holy  Table  ;  establish  it  in 
your  mind ;  confirm  your  purpose  ;  and  say  : 

LET  this  Holy  Communion  be  to  me,  O  God, 
a  beginning  of  better  things,  as  if  only  now  I 
began  to  know  Thee.  Let  me  now  and  hence- 
forth forsake  that  which  has  tempted  me.  Let 
me  now  and  henceforth  do  those  things  that  I 
have  perceived  to  be  of  Thy  will  for  me  :  by  the 
grace  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  the  intercession  of 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Recall  as  well  that  thing  which,  it  may  be,  you 
entreated  of  the  Lord  in  the  silence  of  your  own 
prayers  during  the  Sacrament^  and  those  persons 
and  causes  for  which  you  have  then  in  the  secret 
of  the  Lord  interceded,  and  say  : 

Let  my  prayer,  O  my  God,  be  remembered  in 
heaven.  Suffer  me  to  see  Thy  hand  put  forth 
for  me. 

Let  the  unworthiness  of  my  intercession  be 
forgiven  in  the  power  of  our  Lord's  offering  of 
Himself.      Those  whom   I  have  named  in  Thy 


88  THE  HOL  V  COMMUNION. 

presence,  think  Thou  of  them  for  good,  O  merci- 
ful Lord. 

And  let  your  prayer  for  yourself  he  urgent  : 

O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  Thou  art  the 
Shepherd.  I  am  but  one  of  Thy  fooHsh  and 
erring  sheep.  Keep  me,  for  I  am  not  able  to 
keep  myself.  Bear  with  me,  for  Thou  knewest 
my  infirmity  even  in  that  hour  when  Thou  gavest 
Thyself  for  me.  Suffer  not  therefore  that  1,  who 
am  the  purchase  of  Thy  blood,  fall  from  Thee. 

Who  livest  and  reignest.     Amen. 

MAY  our  Lord,  of  His  great  mercy,  grant 
to  me,  with  all  who  love  Him,  rest  and  peace. 
Allien. 

And  remember^  at  the  hour  of  evening  prayer,  to 
return  to  the  House  of  God,  and  then  to  give 
thanks  with  your  brethren.  "Were  there  not 
ten  cleansed?  but  where  are  the  nine?" 


III. 
BIDS  to  flntercesston 


1.  Scheme  for  Daily  Use. 

2.  Scheme  for  Use  on  Sunday  Morning. 

3.  Scheme  for  the  Days  of  a  Week. 

4.  The   Same,  arranged   according  to  Events   of   Holy 

Week. 

5.  The    Same,  arranged  according  to  the  Words   from 

the  Cross. 

6.  Additional  Intercessory  Prayers. 


Intercession  ought  to  have  a  constant  place  in 
daily  devotion.  It  should  be  a  fixed  part  of  our 
prayers  "  night  and  day  " — before  we  sleep,  and 
before  we  go  out  to  our  labour.  But  it  should 
also  be  endeavoured  from  time  to  time  with  more 
deliberation  and  completeness,  as  from  time  to 
time  we  have  opportunity.  To  many  who  have 
leisure  the  midday  hour  will  be  found  of  all  the 
most  suitable.  Others  may  give  some  additional 
time  for  this  in  the  evening.  At  least  the  quiet 
hours  of  Sunday  morning  will  give  their  oppor- 
tunity to  almost  all  who  desire  opportunity  ;  and 
that  is  a  time  when  Intercession  is  needed  by  very 
many,  when  subjects  for  it  crowd  upon  the  atten- 
tion, and  when  for  the  most  part  we  are  ready  in 
spirit  to  pray,  and  also  when  we  may  know  that 
we  are  not  alone  in  prayer.  Again,  on  return 
from  public  service  on  the  Lord's  Day,  we  may 
often  find  that  the  circumstances  of  worship  have 
laid  upon  our  hearts  matters  for  Intercession, 
and  that  great  benefit  to  ourselves  also  is  secured 
by  some  early  retirement  to  commune  of  them" 
with  God. 

Intercession  is  an  exercise  in  which  we  espe- 
cially require  the  help  of  previous  purpose,  and 
of  guides  for  thought  and  of  aids  to  recollection. 
No  scheme  can  meet  all  the  wants  of  the  indi- 

91 


92  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

vidual.  Each  must  know  best  for  whom  he  feels 
that  he  is  called  to  be  a  remembrancer  before  the 
Mercy-Seat.  But  there  are  subjects  of  prayer 
common  to  us  all  ;  and  for  the  rest  the  reader  is 
counselled  to  fill  in  for  himself  the  blank  lines 
left  in  the  following  pages  with  subjects  of  inter- 
cession and  with  names  of  persons  for  whom  he 
desires  to  prevail  with  God, 

To  some  it  may  seem  best  to  divide  these 
matters  into  groups  appropriated  to  the  several 
days  of  the  week  ;  while  others  may  prefer  to 
use  a  single  list  ;  and  provision  is  made  for  both 
practices. 


Intercession 

' '  I  exhort  therefore,  that,  first  of  all,  supplica- 
tions, prayers,  intercessions,  and  giving  of  thanks, 
be  made  for  all  men." — (i  Tim.  ii.  i.) 

"Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem." — (Ps. 
cxxii.  6.) 

"Pray  one  for  another." — (St.  James  v.  i6.) 

"Pray  for  us." — (2  Thess.  iii.   i.) 

"  Pray  for  them  which  despitefuUy  use  you." 
— (St.  Matt.  V.  44.) 

"  Men  ought  always  to  pray,  and  not  to  faint." 
— (St.  Luke  xviii.   i.) 

"  Lord,  teach  us  to  pray." — (St.  Luke  xi.  i.) 

"There  was  given  unto  Him  much  incense, 
that  He  should  offer  it  with  the  prayers  of  all 
saints  upon  the  golden  altar  which  was  before  the 
Throne." — (Rev.  viii.  3.) 

93 


I.  SCHEME  OF  INTERCESSION 

(Daily). 

For  the  universal  Church  : 

For  the  restoration  of  visible  unity. 

For  the  increase  of  grace  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

For  the  preservation  of  the  orthodox  faith. 

For  the  reformation  of  error. 

For  the  restoration  of  order  out  of  confusion. 

For  the  perfecting  of  the  saints. 

For  the  edification  of  the  Body  of  Christ. 
Until  we  all  come  unto  the  unity  of  the  faith 
and  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Son  of  God,  to  a 
perfect  man,  to  the  measure  of  the  stature  of  the 
fulness  of  Christ. 

For  the  spread  of  the  Kingdom  of  God  : 
For  Missions  to  the  Jews  and  to  heathen  : 

Especially and 

For  Missionaries : 

Especially 


For  their  converts,  and  the  churches  gath- 
ered to  their  word  :  for  grace  to  abound  to 
those  who  are  babes  in  Christ,  according 
to  their  need. 

94 


AIDS  TO  IXTER CESSION.  95 

For  Home  Missions,  and  for  the  lapsed  and 
lapsing  in  our  own  country. 

For  this  Parish  : 

For  its  Minister 

For  the  good  works   of  the  Church  here,  and 
for  those  who  serve  God  in  them  : 

Especially 


For  one's  own  family  : 
Parents. 

Wife  (or  husband). 
Children. 
Brothers. 
Sisters. 

Especially       .    . 


For  friends  in  need 
Especially 


For  those  who  have  desired  our  prayers 


96  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

Concerning    matters    of  which  we  have    agreed 
with  others  to  pray  : 


For  persons  in  trial  : 
Especially     .    . 


For  persons  for  whose   spiritual  condition  one   is 
concerned  : 
Being  tempted. 
Being  careless. 
Being  unstable  in  faith. 
Having  gone  back  from  faith. 
Growing  cold  in  love. 
Having  sinned. 


For  those  with  whom  we  are  at  variance  ;  for 
power  to  forgive  ;   for  reconciliation. 

For  those  who  wrong  us. 

For  all  whom  we  have  not  named,  or  have 
omitted,  but  for  whom  it  is  God's  will  that 
He  be  besought  of  us. 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION.  97 

2.  SCHEME   OF   INTERCESSION 

(For  Sunday  Morning). 

For  all  men  :  that  the  way  of  the  Lord  be  pre- 
pared in  the  earth  ;  'that  God  be  patient 
with  men,  yet  hasten  His  Kingdom  in 
Christ. 
For  all  who  love  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  :  that 
grace,  mercy,  and  peace  be  with  them. 

For  all  to-day  gathered  to  the  Holy  Name  of  the 
Lord  Jesus  :  that  their  worship  be  accepted. 

For  all  who  to-day  show  the  Lord's  death,  and 
make  memorial  of  Him  :  that  their  petitions 
be  granted  ;  that  their  intercessions  prevail  ; 
and  that  we  have  part  in  the  answer. 

For  all  ministers  of  the  Lord  to-day  serving  Him 
in  their  holy  office  :  that  they  may  minister 
in  the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

For  evangelists,  and  all  who  to-day  seek  the 
erring,  teach  the  ignorant,  or  labour  to  re- 
cover the  lapsed. 

For  choristers,  organists,  precentors,  readers, 
and  all  others  who  take  part  in  the  conduct 
of  the  worship  of  Almighty  God. 

For  the  minister  of  God  who  is  steward  of  His 
mysteries  for  me  :  that  he  may  abound  in 
grace,  be  apt  to  teach,  be  strong  and  glad  in 
his  duties,  and  be  comforted  in  the  fruit  of 
his  ministry. 


98  AIDS   TO  IXTEKCESSION. 

For  this  parish  :  that  godhness  may  abound, 
family  rehgion  be  strengthened,  intemperance 
and  impurity  be  cast  out. 

For  the  church  where  1  worship  :  its  congrega- 
tion, its  schools,  guilds,  classes,  choir,  and 
other  fellowships  of  Christian  work. 

For  the  day-schools  here  ;  for  their  teachers  and 
children  :  that  religion  may  flourish  in  them, 
be  rightly  taught  and  heartily  believed  ;  and 
that  the  children  may  grow  in  grace  and 
understanding. 

For  all  to-day  hindered  from  taking  part  in  public 
worship — by  home  duties — by  poverty — by 
care  of  children — by  care  of  the  sick — by 
sickness,  frailty,  or  old  age. 

For  the  aged  ;  the  tender  infants  ;  for  women 
travailing  of  child  ;  for  travellers  by  land  or 
sea  ;  for  strangers,  friendless  and  homeless 
persons. 

For  all  prisoners  ;  all  in  lunatic  asylums,  work- 
houses, or  infirmaries  ;  and  that  kindness  be 
raised  up  for  them. 

For  young  men  and  maidens  :  that  they  may 
keep  innocency  ;  and  that  they  may  be 
steadfast  in  faith,  and  observant  of  devout 
custom. 

For  all  to-day  neglecting  to  pray,  forsaking  the 
assembly  of  worship,  profaning  the  Lord's 
Day,  or  refusing  correction. 

For  all  for  whom  there  is  none  to  pray  :  that 
nevertheless  they  be  mercifully  remembered 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION.  99 

in  the  presence  of  God  through  the  interces- 
sions of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 


3.  SCHEME  OF  INTERCESSION 

(F'oR  A  Week). 
Suitbaij. 

The  Holy  Catholic  Church  : 
Its  rulers. 
Its  ministries. 
Its  faithful  people. 


The  Church  in  the  United  States  of  America 
Its  courts. 
Its  ministries. 
Its  eldership. 
Its  parishes  and  congregations. 


This  parish  : 
Its  minister. 
Its  office-bearers. 


loo  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

Its  church-workers — 
In  choir. 

In  Sunday  schools,  &c. 
In  mission  work. 
In  visiting. 


Its  communicants. 
Its  youth. 
Its  children. 
Its  afflicted. 

The  lapsed  and  careless  here 
The  intemperate. 
The  fallen  and  wandering. 


Special  names  to  be  remembered 


Plonliai|. 


This  household  : 

Husband  (or  wife). 
Children. 
Servants. 
Guests. 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION.  loi 

Relatives  :  near  me,  and  whom   I   often  see  ;  or 

far  off,  and  strange  to  me,  yet  of  my  blood. 
The  aged  of  my  kindred. 
The  sick  and  afflicted  of  my  kindred. 


Those  of  mv  kindred  who  are  in  foreisfn  lands. 


Those  of  them  who  are  in  dangerous  positions. 

Those  of  them  who  are  in  spiritual   need  or 
peril. 


My  friends  and  companions  : 
Especially 

Employers. 

Those  employed  by  me  : 

Especially 

Those  employed  with  me  : 
Especially 

My  benefactors  : 


I02  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

My  dependents  : 


Those  whom  I  can  help 
In  material  things. 
By  counsel. 
By  example. 
By  rebuke. 
By  praise. 
By  influence. 
By  protection. 


Those  who  trust  me. 

Those  to  whom  I  owe  duty  or  honour. 


lUrtinesbaij, 

Cases  known  to  me  : 
Of  sorrow. 
Poverty. 
Sickness. 
Temptation. 
Loneliness. 

Trouble  of  conscience. 
Anxiety  of  mind. 
Hardness  of  soul. 
Resistance  of  conviction. 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION.  loj 

Falling  back  from  grace. 
Perplexity  as  to  duty. 
Desire  to  come  to  God. 
Effort  to  reform. 
Enslavement  to  vice. 


For  those  engaged  in  good  works  : 

The  missions  and  missionaries — 
{a)  Of  the  universal  Church. 
\b)  Of  this  Church. 
For  Missions  abroad  : 
For  Home  Missions  : 

In  the  West. 

In  the  new  possessions. 

In  the  older  States. 

Among  the  Freedmen, 
For  those  engaged  in  temperance  work. 
For  those  engaged  in  rescue  work. 
For  those  engaged  in  evangelistic  work  : 

Continuously. 

In  special  missions. 
For  those  engaged  in  orphanages,  shelters,  alms- 
houses, refuges,  &c. 
For  visitors  of  the  sick  and  poor. 


104  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 


Jribaij. 

For  the  world  for  which  Christ  died 
The  heathen. 
Moslems. 
Buddhists. 
Jews, 


For  the  baptised  who  do  not  believe  : 
The  unconverted. 
The  lapsed. 

Those  who  have  lost  first  love. 
Those  who  have  fallen  into  sin. 
Those  who  will  not  repent. 
Those  who  will  not  confess. 
Those  who  will  not  forgive. 
Those  who  are  entangled  in  the  world. 

For  the  opponents  of  Christianity  : 
Atheists. 
Sceptics. 
Agnostics. 
Materialists. 
False  teachers. 
Heretics. 
Those  who  confuse  the  truth. 


AIDS  TO  IN7ERCESSI0N.  105 


Sdurbnij. 

For  increase  of  grace  in  the  Church  :  as — 

Faith  in  the  unseen,  the  eternal,  the  super- 
natural. 
Reverence  and  love  of  the  Scriptures. 
Obedience  to  authority. 
Power  in  prayer. 
Joy  in  worship. 
Reverence  for  holy  things. 
Regard  for  the  Sacraments. 
Improvement  of  baptism. 
Care  for  the  young. 
Piety  in  families. 
Honour  of  parents. 
Zeal  for  missions. 
Readiness  to  abound  in  offerings. 
Faithfulness     in    consecrating     the     Lord's 

portion. 
Penitence  for  schism. 
Desire  for  unity. 

Readiness  to  receive  one  another. 
The  faith  and  hope  of  the  Advent. 


io6  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

4.  SCHEME  OF  INTERCESSION 

(For  a  Week). 
[Arranged  on  the  basis  of  Holy  Week.) 

For  the  coming  of  the  Lord  in  His  kingdom. 

That  the  Church  may  prepare  herself. 

That  we  may  be  able  to  abide  His  appearing, 

Plontiai). 

For  the  cleansing  of  the  Temple  from— 
Heresy. 
Will-worship. 
Error. 

Money-changing. 
Simony. 
Sacrilege. 

Suesbnij. 

For  all  who  witness  for  truth  and  right. 

For  all  entangled  in  strife  and  debate  for  Christ's 

sake. 
For  all  who  cavil  against  the  truth. 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION.  107 


Jiebnrsbaij. 


For  the  lonely  and  burdened. 
For  all  who  seek  strength  in  prayer. 
For  all  striving  to  be  true  to  Christ. 
For  all  who  have  been  untrue  to  Him. 


^Iljursbmj. 

For  the  increase  of  love  and  charity. 

For  the  increase  of  humility. 

For  a  greater  hunger  and  thirst  for  Christ,  com- 
municated in  the  Holy  Sacrament. 

For  more  frequent  celebration  of  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 

For  faithfulness  in  preparation  for  the  Holy 
Communion. 

For  all  persons  endeavouring  to  bow  to  the  will 
of  God. 


Jribntj, 

For  the  dying. 

For  all  who  are  merciful  to  the  dying. 

For  all  who  care  for  the  dead  with  reverence. 

For  oppressors  and  persecutors. 

For  those  who  scoff. 

For  those  who  revile. 

For  those  who  pass  Christ  by. 


io8  AIDS  TO  IXTERCESSIOX. 

.Sntuibaij. 

For  the  bereaved. 

For  those  who  bury  their  dead. 

For  widows  and  orphans. 

For  those  who  minister  to  such. 

Thankful  remembrance — with  faith,  and  love, 
and  hope — of  those  who  are  to-day  in 
Paradise. 

For  the  appearing  of  our  Lord,  and  with  Him  of 
His  Saints,  in  the  power  of  the  Resurrection. 


5.  SCHEME  OF  INTERCESSION 

(^FoR  A  Week). 
i^ArrajJged  according  to  the   Words  from  the  Cross.) 

.Simbai)  ("  Father,  forgive  them  "). 

For  all  sinners  : 

Sinful,  because  ignorant. 

Sinful,  because  untaught  in  the  law  of  God. 

Cruel  and  brutish  persons. 

Persecutors  of  Christ  in  His  servants. 


AIDS  TO  IXTERCESSIOX.  109 

For  all  who  have  \*Tonged  me  : 

\Mio  have  misrepresented  me. 
Wlio  have  wounded  me. 
For  all  whom  I  have  wronged  : 

That  they  may  be  dispc-sed  to  forgive. 
That  I  may  obtain  early  and  complete  recon- 
ciliation. 


nioni^aii  (*'  This  day  with  Me  in 
Paradise  "). 

For  the  grace  of  penitence  to  all  dxing  persons. 

For  the  grace  of  faith  to  the  same. 
For  the  grace  of  prayer  to  the  same. 

That  they  may  be  turned  to  Christ. 

That  they  may  hold  firmly  to  Him. 

That  their  hope  may  be  dear. 

That  their  confidence  may  be  sure. 

That  they  fail  not  by  bodily  distress. 

That  they  find  mercy  -with  God. 

Thar  thev  obtain  an  easy  death. 

Thai  thev  be  received  to  rest  -wnth  Christ 


S'ursliQij  (*•  Behold  THY  Son    .    .    .   tky 
Mother  "). 

For  all  who  minister  to  \\-idow5  and  orphans. 

For  orphanages,  houses  of  rest  for  the  aged,  and 
places  of  mercy  for  the  desolate. 


no  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

For  the  aged  and  children,  who  have  no  helper. 

For  those  who  show  kindness  to  such. 

That  it  would  please  God  to  revive  among  us 
the  fidelity  of  sons  and  daughters  to  aged 
parents  ;  and  the  zeal  of  the  Church  to  care 
for  the  homeless  and  forsaken. 

PJcbnesbaij  ("  My  God,  My  God,  why  hast 
Thou  forsaken  Me?"). 

For  all  from  whom  God's  face  is  hidden — 
By  extremity  of  suffering. 
By  unbelief. 
By  loss  of  faith. 
By  the  wickedness  of  men. 
For   all    righteous    and    faithful    men,    who   are 
tempted  to  cast  away  faith  or  to  lose  con- 
fidence in  God. 
For  all  who  are  perplexed  by  the  darkness  of 
the  Divine  ways,  not  knowing  why  they  are 
afflicted. 
For  all  who  are  burdened  and  troubled  for  the 
evil    and    suffering    permitted    by    God    to 
exist. 

Qlljurstiaij  (''  I  thirst"). 

f^or  all  who  suffer  in  the  flesh. 
For  all  who  suffer  in  their  affections,  being  denied 
sympathy. 


AIDS  TO  IXTERCESSIOX.  in 

For  all  who  are  athirst  for  God,  but  do  not  know 

Him. 
For  all  who  hunger  and  thirst  after  righteousness  : 

that  they  may  be  filled  with  the  goodness  of 

God. 
For  all  who  desire  the   Holy  Sacrament  where  it 

is  rarely  to  be  had. 
For  all  to  whom  men  refuse  natural  kindness. 

Jnbttij  ("  It  is  finished  "). 

For  the  end  of  the  mystery  of  God. 

That  our  Lord  may  receive  the  joy  which  was  set 
before  Him. 

That  He  may  see  of  the  travail  of  His  soul  and 
be  satisfied. 

That  His  work  in  us  may  be  accomplished 
through  the  Holy  Ghost. 

That  His  work  in  all  His  Saints  may  be  per- 
fected. 

That  the  Church  may  make  herself  ready, 
adorned  as  a  bride  for  the  bridegroom. 

That  the  day  of  the  Lord  be  hastened,  and  His 
glory  appear  to  us. 

^aturbai)  (*'  Into  Thy  hands  I  commit  My 
Spirit  "). 

That  it  may  please  God,  as  He  keeps  in  His 
peace  all  who  have  died  in  faith  and  peni- 


112  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

tence,  so  likewise  to  teach  His  people  in  life 

to  give  their  hearts  into  His  hand,  and  their 

wills  to  His  obedience. 
That  it  may  please  God  to  prepare  those  to  whom 

death  is  near  for  that  great  change. 
That  it  may  please  Him  to  give  His  holy  angels 

charge  over  them  to  keep  them  in  all  their 

way. 
That  it  may  please   Him   to   grant  to   them  all 

Christian  aid  and  consolation  in  that  hour. 
That  it  may  please  Him  to  receive  them  to  His 

infinite  mercy. 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION.  113 


Additional  for  remembrance  in  prayer. 
Names : 


Objects 


8 


114         AIDS  TO  intercession: 

6.  INTERCESSORY   PRAYERS. 

(X)  gict  of  Jait^  before  Ittterctssion. 

IT  is  Thy  will,  O  God,  to  be  entreated  of  us. 
Known  unto  Thee  are  all  those  things  concern- 
ing which  I  would  pray  ;  and  Thy  mercies  are 
prepared.  Nevertheless  I  believe  that  it  is  Thy 
will  to  bestow  them  in  answer  to  prayer.  I  be- 
lieve that  Thou  hast  appointed  us  in  the  name  of 
Thy  Holy  Son,  Our  Lord,  who  ever  lives  to  make 
intercession  ;  and  that  Thou  hast  set  us  to  be  in- 
tercessors in  His  Name,  so  that  His  voice  may 
be  heard  here  also  upon  earth  by  our  means. 

To  me,  O  God,  who  am  here  alone  before 
Thee,  but  who,  nevertheless,  am  in  the  unity  of 
the  Body  of  Christ  and  in  the  Communion  of  the 
Holy  Ghost  :  grant  hearing  and  power  to  prevail 
with  Thee.  Through  the  mediation  and  sacrifice 
of  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 

(2)  *iot  the  €\mt\  CntboUc. 

O  HOLY  JESUS,  King  of  Saints,  and  only 
Head  of  the  Church  of  God  :  preserve  Thy 
spouse,  which  Thou  hast  purchased  with  Thy 
right  hand,  and  redeemed  and  cleansed  with 
Thy  Blood,  even  the  whole  Catholic  Church, 
which  is  from  one  end  of  the  earth  to  the  other. 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSIOy.  115 

Deliver  her  from  schism,  heresy,  and  sacrilege. 
Unite  all  her  members  in  the  bonds  of  faith, 
hope,  and  charity.  *  Let  there  be  one  fold,  as 
there  is  one  Shepherd.  Let  her  sacrifice  of 
prayer,  praise,  and  thanksgiving  never  cease, 
but  be  for  ever  united  with  the  intercession  of 
Thee,  her  dearest  Lord,  and  for  ever  be  pre- 
sented by  Thee  to  God  the  Father,  and  for  ever 
prevail  to  the  obtaining  for  all  her  members  of 
grace  and  blessing,  pardon  and  salvation,  till 
Thy  second  and  glorious  appearing.  Who  livest 
and  reignest  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,   one  God,   world  without  end.     Amen. 


(3)  Jor  t^e  €\xjiit\  in  t^e  '^xxxXtH  States  of  ^mcrita. 

WE  have  heard  with  our  ears  and  our  fathers 
have  told  us  what  works  Thou  didst  in  their  days 
and  in  the  old  time  before  us.  Arise,  O  Lord, 
and  deliver  us  for  Thine  honour.  Most  merciful 
God,  by  all  Thy  mercies  and  Thy  covenant,  we 
beseech  Thee  for  Thy  Church,  Thine  anointed 
witness  to  this  land  :  that  Thou  may  est  hearken 
to  the  prayers  of  those  who  look  unto  Thee  con- 
tinually for  her.  Take  away  what  hinders  ;  root 
up  what  Thy  hand  has  not  planted  ;  confirm 
what  is  weak  ;  set  in  order  what  is  confused  ; 
restore  what  is  lost  ;  add  what  is  lacking-  ; 
strengthen  the  things  that  remain,  that  are  ready 
to  perish  ;  establish  her  piety  ;  accept  her  sacri- 


Ii6  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

fice  ;  increase  her  devotion  ;  enrich  her  with 
faithful  and  wise  men  ;  unite  her  testimon\  ; 
glorify  Thyself  in  her.  That  all  Thy  blessing 
may  be  upon  us,  through  her  Head  and  Lord, 
Thy  Son  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 


(4)  Jor  Restoration  of  Catholic  Inilg. 

O  LORD,  we  beseech  Thee  mercifully  to  re- 
ceive the  prayers  of  Thy  Church,  which  now 
everywhere  doth  entreat  Thee  to  restore  her  to 
peace  and  visible  unity  :  that  she,  being  delivered 
from  error  and  schism,  from  corruptness  and  from 
all  uncharity,  may  serve  Thee  in  joy  and  freedom  ; 
and  give  peace  even  in  our  time,  we  pray  Thee. 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


(5)  Jor  llestoratiott  of  ^uitg  in  ©bis  fanb. 

MAY  it  please  Thee,  most  long-suffering  God, 
in  Thy  good  providence  to  remove  from  the  way 
of  Thy  people  in  this  land  all  occasions  of  spir- 
itual contention,  all  prejudice  and  misconception 
of  one  another  ;  and  to  dispose  our  hearts  and 
the  hearts  of  our  brethren  to  receive  one  another, 
as  Thou  for  Christ's  sake  dost  receive  us  all  ; 
that  we  may  return  to  unity,  and  the  name  of 
our  Lord  be  glorified. 

For  His  sake  who  prayed  that  we  all  might  be 
one.     Amen. 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION.  117 


(H)  Jor  the  Clergg. 

WHO  is  sufficient  for  these  things,  O  Lord, 
which  Thou  layest  upon  Thine  ordained  ser- 
vants !  Be  Thou  their  strength  by  Thy  Holy 
Spirit,  that  they  may  stir  up  the  grace  that  is  in 
them  by  the  laying  on  of  hands,  to  be  bold  and 
faithful,  not  fearing  man  nor  seeking  to  please 
men  ;  to  be  lowly  and  patient,  bearing  the  burdens 
of  all  ;  to  be  diligent  and  anxious,  feeding  the 
flock  that  is  Thine,  for  which  Christ  died  ;  to  be 
wise  in  teaching  and  unwearied  in  prayer.  And 
so  confess  them,  O  God,  in  that  whereto  they  are 
sent,  that  they  may  come  again  with  joy,  prais- 
ing God,  and  with  great  joy  receiving  praise  of 
Thee.  Who  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy  Ghost 
livest  and  reignest,  ever  one  God,  world  without 
end.     Amen. 


(Z)  Jor  H  |astor. 

O  GOD,  the  Pastor  and  Guide  of  them  that 
faithfully  serve  Thee,  and  Thyself  most,  sure  in 
confessing  those  whom  Thou  dost  send  in  Thy 
Name  :  have  regard  to  Thy  servant  N. ,  to  whom 
Thou  hast  committed  the  cure  of  souls  in  this 
parish,  that  he  may  fulfil  his  charge  with  joy, 
and  be  strong  for  the  ministry  which  he  has  re- 
ceived of  the  Lord  Jesus.  That  through  him 
Thy  flock  may  be  edified,  comforted,  and  built 
up  in  their  most  holy  faith,  and  all  Thy  pleasure 


Ii8  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

prosper  in  his  hand.  May  Thy  peace  keep  his 
heart  and  mind.  Through  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 
A  me 71. 


(S)  Jor  t^osc  in  Office. 

ALMIGHTY  GOD,  who  hast  set  in  Thy 
Church,  with  Thy  holy  ministries,  some  also 
with  gifts  to  teach  and  help  and  administer,  in 
diversity  of  operation  but  of  the  same  Spirit  : 
grant  to  all  such,  we  beseech  Thee,  grace  to  wait 
on  the  ministry  which  they  have  received  in  the 
Body  of  Christ  with  simplicity,  diligence,  and 
cheerfulness  ;  that  none  think  of  himself  more 
highly  than  he  ought  to  think,  and  none  seek 
another  man's  calling,  but  rather  to  be  found 
faithful  over  a  few  things,  and  to  receive  praise 
of  Christ  in  his  own  work.  That  through  the 
effectual  working  in  the  measure  of  every  part 
the  whole  Body  may  be  joined  together  and  com- 
pacted, and  make  increase  to  the  edifying  of 
itself  in  love.  To  the  glory  of  Thy  Name  in 
Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.     Auie?i. 

(3)  Jor  tbt  |1arisb. 

O  GOD,  merciful  and  mighty,  with  whom 
nothing  is  small  that  touches  the  glory  of  Thy 
Son  or  the  souls  of  Thy  people  :  have  in  gracious 
remembrance,  I  beseech  Thee,  this  parish  and 
its   welfare.      Here    let  faith    and   piety  abound. 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION.  119 

Here  let  true  religion  flourish  and  increase. 
Here  let  Thy  ministry  be  holy  and  honourable  ; 
Thy  worship  be  abundant  and  joyful  ;  Thy  house 
be  beautiful,  consecrate,  beloved  of  all.  Here 
let  the  schools  of  the  young  be  such  that  our 
children  may  grow  up  in  Thy  faith  and  fear. 
Strengthen  the  authority  of  parents  and  the  duti- 
fulness  of  sons  and  daughters.  Banish  intemper- 
ance and  vice.  Gather  in  those  who  wander  ; 
recover  the  careless  ;  establish  the  faithful. 
Turn  the  hearts  of  all  who  love  and  fear  Thee 
to  be  one  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.  To  the  glory 
of  Thy  Name,  who  livest  and  reignest  ever  one 
God,  world  without  end.      Auieii. 

(10)  Jor  tbc  USE  of  |1arisbionfrs. 

O  GOD,  who  of  old  didst  choose  Zion  for  Thy 
rest,  and  hast  taught  us  to  love  the  place  where 
Thine  honour  dwelleth  :  grant  that  the  worship 
which  in  this  church  we  offer  may  ever  be  pure 
and  acceptable  to  Thee,  and  the  work  of  us,  Thy 
servants,  who  here  hallow  Thy  Name,  be  con- 
tinually inspired  and  guided  by  Thy  Holy  Spirit, 
and  by  Thy  blessing  brought  to  good  effect. 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

(U)  Jfor  a  Congrtgatioit. 

THYSELF,  O  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  direct  and 
govern  the  counsel  of  those  who  seek  the  welfare 


I20  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

of  Thy  flock  here  ;  for  Thou  art  the  Shepherd 
and  Bishop  of  our  souls,  and  they  are  but  Thy 
hand.  Take  therefore  every  purpose  and  every 
work  of  theirs  into  Thy  direction,  so  that  in  zeal 
they  may  be  wise,  discerning  Thy  Body,  and 
doing  Thy  will  therein.  To  the  glory  of  Thy 
Name,  O  Lord,  who  with  the  Father  and  the 
Holy  Ghost  art  one  God,  blessed  over  all.    Amen. 


(12)  J^or  Ulisstoimrics. 

BE  mindful,  O  God,  of  Thy  servants  who  have 
gone  in  Christ's  name  and  in  our  behalf  to  de- 
clare the  everlasting  Gospel  in  strange  lands  and 
to  those  who  know  Thee  not  in  Him.  Preserve 
them  in  body  and  soul  from  their  manifold  perils 
and  temptations.  Give  them  wisdom  and  a  right 
judgment  ;  patience,  and  hope,  and  love  to 
bear  with  the  dulness  of  those  who  will  not  hear 
them,  and  with  the  infirmities  of  those  who  have 
by  their  word  believed.  Prepare  their  way  by 
Thy  preventing  grace  ;  confess  their  work  by 
abundance  of  fruit  ;  give  them  gladness  and 
strength,  and  even  in  this  present  time  a  thou- 
sand-fold for  what  for  Christ's  sake  they  have 
left. 

Through  the  same  our  only  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
A?nen.  •% 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION.  121 


(IS)  Jor  tl^E  Jrrait  of  .^foreign  p:ission:s. 

REMEMBER,  O  Good  Lord  and  Merciful 
Shepherd,  those  who  are  newly  turned  from  idols 
to  Thy  Name.  Lead  them  gently  ;  bear  them 
upon  Thy  strength  :  as  their  need  is  great  and 
their  snares  many,  so  let  Thy  grace  abound  to 
them.  That  holding  fast  their  faith  and  witness- 
ing a  good  confession,  they  may  overcome  all 
that  is  against  them,  to  the  glory  of  Thy  Name. 
Allien. 


(X4)  ^efore  Spfcial  CbangcUstit  ^crbiccs. 

LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  hast  taught  that 
Thy  Church,  kindling  her  lamp  and  seeking  dili- 
gently, should  recover  that  which  is  lost  in  her 
own  house  :  we  beseech  Thee  for  the  special 
work  prepared  in  this  place.  Stir  up  the  hearts 
of  Thy  faithful  people  to  prayer  and  expectation, 
and  send  them  forth  in  diligence  of  help.  Touch 
the  lips  and  kindle  the  souls  of  Thy  servants 
who  come  in  Thy  name  to  declare  afresh  to  us 
Thine  everlasting  Gospel.  Prepare  their  way  by 
Thy  Holy  Spirit,  gathering  the  careless  to  Thy 
word,  softening  the  hardened,  touching  the  im~ 
penitent,  subduing  the  proud.  May  Thy  power, 
O  Lord,  be  present  to  heal  us  in  these  days,  while 
we  seek  Thee  :  who  livest  and  reignest.     Amen. 


122  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

(15)  %i\n  ^bangelislit  ^nfaitts. 

ALMIGHTY  and  Most  Merciful  Father,  in 
whose  presence  there  is  fulness  of  joy  :  show  the 
abundance  of  Thy  loving-kindness  to  those  who 
are  yet  but  babes  in  Christ,  for  whom  praise  be 
to  Thee  ;  who  have  come  hungry  out  of  the  wil- 
derness, weary  from  their  own  works,  naked  and 
miserable  from  the  far  country,  heavy  laden  in 
sins  ;  and  who  now  are  glad  in  their  salvation, 
knowing  the  things  that  belong  unto  their  peace. 
And  do  Thou,  Blessed  Father,  establish  them  in 
Christ,  confirm  them  in  faith,  give  them  the 
grace  of  perseverance  ;  neither  suffer  them  for 
any  cause  to  fall  from  Thee.  Grant  that  they 
abide  in  Christ  and  bring  forth  fruits  meet  for 
repentance,  showing  a  conversation  meet  for 
Saints.     Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


(16)   *<|or  dinners. 

HAVE  mercy  on  all  sinners,  Jesus,  we  beseech 
Thee.  Turn  Thou  their  disobedience  into  peni- 
tence, their  unbelief  into  faith,  their  vices  into 
virtues  ;  and  having  made  them  true  observers 
of  Thy  law,  and  sincere  lovers  of  Thee,  bring 
them  to  Thine  everlasting  Kingdom.  Through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION.  123 

(17)  *<|or  \\t  lifnirteb. 

ALMIGHTY  and  Everlasting  God,  the  Com- 
forter of  the  sorrowful,  and  supporter  of  those 
who  are  afflicted  :  give  ear  to  the  prayers  of  such 
as  call  upon  Thee  out  of  tribulation  ;  that,  find- 
ing Thy  mercy  present  with  them  in  their  neces- 
sities, their  mourning  may  be  turned  into  joy. 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.      Amtm. 


(18)  Jfor  tb£  Itegligcnt. 

O  GOD,  most  patient,  most  merciful,  as  a 
Father  beholding  and  meeting,  or  ever  they  are 
come  near  Thee,  those  who  return  :  have  pity 
also  upon  such  as  are  content  to  be  far  away. 
Work  in  them  hunger  and  sorrow,  that  they  may 
come  to  themselves  and  desire  to  be  counted 
among  Thy  servants  ;  that  so,  by  Thine  un- 
speakable goodness,  they  may  be  made,  not 
servants,   but  sons. 

In  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  for  them  also 
died.     Amejt. 


(19)  Jfor  X\t  Cempteb. 

LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  hast  Thyself 
suffered,  being  tempted,  our  merciful  and  faith- 
ful High  Priest  :  remember  those  who  are  hard 
pressed  in  the  difficult  ways  of  this  world,  and 
those  who  by  infirmity  of  the  flesh  or  faintness 


124  ^^DS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

of  spirit  have  wellnigh  slipped.  Maintain  them, 
O  Lord.  How  weak  we  are,  Thou  truly  knowest  ; 
by  what  an  enemy  we  are  oppressed,  Thou  dost 
acknowledge.  Put  forth  therefore  Thy  might, 
that  nothing  be  lost  to  Thee  of  all  that  the  Father 
hath  given  Thee.  And  to  Thee  shall  be  glory 
for  ever.     Amen. 


(2a)  ior  t^£  iging. 

MOST  pitiful  Lord,  our  Saviour,  who  hast 
Thyself  tasted  death  :  have  mercy,  we  beseech 
Thee,  on  all  the  dying.  When  they  pass  through 
the  deep  waters,  be  Thou,  Lord,  with  them. 
For  thou  livest  and  wast  dead,  and  art  alive  for 
evermore,  and  hast  the  keys  of  death  and  the 
grave.     Ajne?t. 


(21)  Jor  iospitals,  *c. 

O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  Thyself  merciful 
to  men  for  all  their  need  both  of  body  and  soul, 
doing  them  good  and  healing  all  who  were 
oppressed  of  the  devil  ;  who  didst  send  forth 
Thine  Apostles  with  power  and  commandment 
to  heal  all  sickness  and  all  disease  ;  and  who 
hast  inspired  Thy  people  always  with  the  same 
mind :  let  thy  blessing  be  upon  the  Infirmary 
[and  hospitals]  of  this  place  ;  Thy  pity  present 
for  the   sick   whom   it   shelters  ;  and   Thy  grace 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION,  125 

with  those,  physicians  or  nurses,  who  minister  to 
their  needs  ;  that  through  their  good  work  Thy 
name  may  be  glorified  :  who  Hvest  and  reignest, 
ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


(23)  ^or  Wn  ^rcsibrnt  unb  Coutttrg. 

ALMIGHTY  GOD,  source  of  all  authority, 
who  art  manifested  in  the  power  and  justice  of 
temporal  dominion  as  well  as  in  the  order  which 
of  Thee  is  set  in  the  Church  :  and  hast  been 
pleased  to  grant  us  a  rule  in  righteousness  and  an 
equal  law:  vouchsafe  to  hold  in  safety,  honour, 
and  blessing  Thy  servant  the  president  of  the 
United  States  :  and  all  those  who  are  in  authority 
over  us — that  they  may  govern  in  peace  and 
truth,  and  all  things  be  done  of  them  in  wisdom 
and  equity  ;  that  in  their  time  religion  and  virtue 
may  be  protected  and  advanced  ;  and  that  we 
and  all  this  people  may  know  and  reverence  the 
powers  which  are  ordained  of  The  among  us, 
being  ourselves  taught  by  the  Holy  Spirit  the 
way  of  loyalty,  faithfulness  and  service  :  that  we 
may  the  rather  be  good  citizens  here,  because 
our  citizenship  is  in  the  Heavens.  Through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

(33)  <|or  tlje  Spirit  of  ©rbcr  anb  |l£bmn«  of  fafo. 

ALMIGHTY  GOD,  Ruler  of  the  nations. 
Fountain  of  justice  :  who  has   taught   us   to  be 


126  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

subject  to  every  ordinance  of  man,  and  that  not 
for  wrath  but  for  conscience'  sake  :  incHne  the 
hearts  of  men,  we  pray  Thee,  to  the  wise  love  of 
Hberty  and  of  the  law  that  guards  it,  to  rejoice  in 
submitting  ourselves  to  all  due  authority  and  in 
giving  to  each  his  own,  honour  to  whom  honour, 
fear  to  whom  fear  :  that  we  may  know  all  men 
as  in  the  Lord  and  gladly  receive  the  holy  bonds 
of  brotherhood  in  which  He  commends  us  to  one 
another  for  pity  and  longsuffering  and  love  :  that 
so  in  His  light  we  may  see  light  and  in  His  pre- 
cept the  way  of  our  peace.  And  guide  our  feet 
into  that  way,  O  God,  we  beseech  Thee.  In 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.      Amen. 


(24)  Jfor  ^omc  P^issions. 

MOST  GRACIOUS  GOD,  who  hast  appointed 
Thy  Church  to  be  in  the  earth  a  body  for  Thy 
Holy  Son,  by  which  His  work  may  be  finished 
and  Thy  Name  continually  hallowed  :  bless,  we 
pray  Thee,  every  endeavour  of  ours  to  fulfil  the 
charge  laid  upon  the  Church  of  our  fathers  as 
Thine  anointed  witness  to  this  nation  ;  that  kind- 
ling the  light  of  Thy  Word  and  searching  dili- 
gently in  her  own  house  she  may  recover  for 
Thee  the  precious  things  which  have  been  lost 
even  there.  Confess  as  Thine  own  work  every 
effort  and  purpose  of  Thy  Church  to  strengthen 
her  means  of  doing  Thy  will,  and  of  becoming  a 


AIDS  TO  lyTERCESSION.  127 

perfect    instrument    thereto,    furnished    to  every 

good    work.     Through    Jesus    Christ   our  Lord. 
A  men. 


(25)  Jor  Immigrants  anb  fcttltrs. 

ALMIGHTY  GOD,  who  hast  granted  to  our 
people  great  increase,  and  from  every  land  hast 
gathered  to  us  men  desiring  part  in  our  heritage, 
so  that  by  us  Thou  fillest  the  waste  places,  and 
hast  given  us  great  and  wide  dominion  and  strong 
hope  that  we  may  be  Thy  praise  in  the  earthi 
teach  us,  we  pray  Thee,  how  to  receive  them 
who  come  to  our  shores  and  to  share  with  them 
the  inheritance  of  grace  and  truth  ;  teach  them 
how  to  take  their  place  with  us  in  Church  and 
Commonwealth  ;  that  so  the  foundations  of  right- 
eousness which  our  fathers  laid  may  be  estab- 
lished and  the  nation  built  together  into  one  upon 
them  in  the  common  love  of  country  and  united 
zeal  for  the  kingdom  and  glory  of  our  Lord.  By 
the  power  of  Thy  Spirit,  who  maketh  men  to  be 
of  one  mind,  do  this  for  us,  Merciful  Father. 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

(26)  iat  X\t  Icfog. 

O  GOD,  the  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
Jacob,  whose  gifts  and  calling  are  without  re- 
pentance :  have  compassion  upon  Thine  ancient 


128  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

people,  whose  are  the  promises,  and  of  whom 
after  the  flesh  Christ  came.  Remember,  O  Lord, 
Thy  covenant  unto  them,  and  their  zeal  for 
Thee,  though  it  be  not  according  to  knowledge. 
Let  the  veil  which  is  upon  their  heart  be  taken 
away  in  their  turning  unto  the  Lord,  their 
Messiah  and  ours  ;  that  as  the  casting  away  of 
them  was  the  reconciling  of  the  world,  so  the 
receiving  of  them  may  be  to  us  also  as  life  from 
the  dead.  Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Afne7i. 


(27)  *Jor  #ur's  iomf. 

REMEMBER,  O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  this 
dwelling,  and  drive  far  from  it  all  snares  of  the 
enemy.  Let  Thy  holy  angels  dwell  herein,  and 
preserve  us  in  peace,  and  let  Thy  blessing  be 
upon  us  evermore.  Through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 


(28)  *J^or  all  C^risthms. 

O  GOD,  the  Maker  and  Redeemer  of  all 
believers  :  grant  to  all  Thy  servants  a  merciful 
judgment  in  that  day,  that  they  in  the  face  of 
all  Thy  creatures  may  then  be  acknowledged  as 
Thy  true  children.  Through  Jesus  Christ,  Thine 
only  Son,  our  Lord.      Amen. 


AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION.  129 

(29)  Jor  tl^c  ^Isc  of  those  bljo  l^abc  mabr  ansbjcr 
for  Cbilbrctt  in  %ir   ^aptism. 

O  GOD,  our  fathers'  God  and  ours  :   I  beseech 

Thee  for  A and  B ,  in  whose  baptism  I 

made  answer,  and  whose  vows  are  upon  me.  I 
pray  Thee  to  give  them  a  heart  to  fear  Thee  ;  to 
honour  father  and  mother  ;  readily  to  believe  all 
true  teaching,  and  willingly  to  obey  every  right 
precept.  I  beseech  for  them  the  grace  of 
heavenly  faith,  that  they  may  grow  up  into 
Christ  in  all  things.  Incline  their  hearts  to  Thy 
testimonies.  Keep  them  from  evil  and  from  the 
knowledge  of  it.  Shelter  their  weakness  from 
temptation.  Guide  them  into  Thy  truth.  If 
they  have  erred,  restore  them.  And  grant  them 
a  desire  for  Thee,  and  an  understanding  of  their 
calling,  that  they  may  (in  "due  time)  confess  their 
baptism  before  Thee  and  the  Church,  and  be  set 
in  the  fulness  of  their  inheritance  in  Christ,  to 
the  glory  of  Thy  Name.     Amen.  ' 


(30)  *  Jor  a  gigljt  fclicf   toncrming  tl^e  folg 
^utbarist. 

ALMIGHTY,  Everlasting  Father,  who  hast 
promised  to  Thy  faithful  people  life  by  Thine 
incarnate  Son,  even  as  He  liveth  by  Thee  :  grant 
unto  us  all,  and  especially  to  those  whom  Thy 
providence  hath  in  any  wise  entrusted  with  the 


I30  AIDS  TO  INTERCESSION. 

treasure  of  Thy  holy  doctrine  among  us,  Thy 
good  Spirit,  always  so  to  believe  and  understand, 
so  to  feel  and  firmly  to  hold,  so  to  speak  and  to 
think  concerning  the  mystery  of  the  Communion 
of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Thy  dear  Son,  as  shall 
be  well  pleasing  to  Thee  and  profitable  to  our 
souls.  Through  the  same  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  in  the  unity 
of  the  same  Spirit,  one  God,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 


(31)  Jor    tlje  ^sc  of   those    bI)o  arc    agrceb   in 
Supplication. 

LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  hast  promised 
that  if  two  of  us  shall  agree  as  touching  anything 
that  we  will  ask,  it  shall  be  done  for  us  of  Thy 

Father :    regard  this   thing 

concerning  which    I    am    in  covenant    with    my 

friend  A ,  that    we   should  together   beseech 

God  for  it.  And  if  it  be  a  right  thing  and  for 
good,  do  Thou,  Lord,  confess  our  faith,  for  we 
have  hoped  in  Thy  Word,  and  do  Thou  present 
our  supplication  before  the  Throne.  We  have 
asked  of  God  :  let  it  be  done  for  us  as  Thou 
knowest  is  best  ;  and  enable  us  to  receive  thank- 
fully what  shall  be  appointed,  so  loving  (jod  that 
all  things  shall  work  together  for  good  to  us,  and 
to  the  honour  of  Thy  holy  Name.     Ajnejt. 


AIDS  TO  LYTERCESSION.  131 

(32)  Jor  one  fe^o  ^as  brsirrb  our  ^ragrrs. 

BE    mindful,    O    Merciful    Lord  God,    of  Thy 

servant  A ,  and  of  his  hope  in  Thee  only  for 

that  Thou  hearest  prayer.  He  is  fled  unto  Thee 
for  help — show  him  Thy  faithfulness.  Regard 
his  trouble,  and  give  commandment  concerning 
him. 

1  am  not  worthy  to  ask  of  Thee  for  my  own 
necessity  ;  yet  I  have  spoken  with  Thee  for  him. 
It  is  that  Thou  hast  commanded  us  to  pray  for 
one  another.  It  is  that  Thou  hast  promised  to 
be  entreated  of  us  for  one  another.  It  is  that 
Christ  has  taught  us  to  pray  in  His  Name,  who 
ever  lives  to  make  intercession.  For  His  sake, 
and  through  His  intercession,  hear  me,  O  God. 


(33)  *  Jirt  of  ^ait^  at  t^£  Close  of  Intrntssorg 
^lagers. 

ALL  these  things  we  ask,  O  Heavenly  Father, 
in  patient  confidence  and  joyful  hope  ;  being 
assured  that  we  ask  them  according  to  Thy  will, 
that  the  voice  of  Thy  Church  is  heard  by  Thee, 
that  the  intercessions  of  the  Holy  Ghost  are 
known  unto  Thee,  and  that  the  mediation  of  Thy 
well-beloved  Son,  our  Lord  and  Saviour,  doth 
ever  prevail  with  Thee.  Wherefore  we  glorify 
Thy  Name  ;  we  fall  down  before  Thy  Throne  ; 
we  worship  and    adore    Thy    glorious    Majesty  ; 


132  AIDS   TO  INTERCESSION. 

evermore  praising  Thee  and  saying  :  Salvation 
be  unto  our  (jod,  which  sitteth  upon  the  Throne, 
and  unto  the  Lamb,  for  ever  and  ever.  Blessing, 
and  glory,  and  wisdom,  and  thanksgiving,  and 
honour,  and  power,  and  might  be  unto  our  God 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


{Those  prayers   wJiich    are   marked   with    an 
asterisk  have  been  taken  from  various  sources.) 


IV. 

H^Mttonal  praters 


a    ©ebotion 

Guided  by  the  Prayer  of  Our  Lord. 


BEHOLD    what    manner    of    love    the    Father 
hath  bestowed  upon  us,  that  we  should  be 
called  the  sons  of  God. 

I  bless  Thee,  O  our  Father,  that  Thou  hast 
made  Thyself  known  to  us.  We  have  seen 
Jesus,  and  therein  we  have  seen  Thee.  I  bless 
Thee  for  my  baptism— that  I  am  engrafted  into 
Him,  Thine  only-begotten  Son  ;  and  in  Him  I 
am  of  Thee. 

Shed  abroad  therefore  Thy  love  in  my  heart 
by  the  Holy  Ghost.  Give  me  the  filial  spirit  of 
confidence  toward  Thee,  that  I  may  not  be  afraid 
to  believe.  Help  me  to  know  that  Thou  hast 
indeed  made  me  Thy  child,  so  that  the  mind  of 
the  Son  may  be  formed  in  me. 

Teach  me  to  ask  of  Thee,  as  knowing  that 
Thou  wilt  not  give  me  for  bread  a  stone. 

Help  me  to  love  Thy  commandments  because 

135 


136  ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS. 

they    are   my  Father's  ;    and  to  trust   Thy   law, 
because  it  is  Thine. 

II. 

KEEP  Thy  Church,  O  God,  that  it  may  keep 
holy  and  reverend  Thy  Name  which  is  named 
upon  us.  Help  us  to  guard  our  trust.  Let  Thy 
Name  be  made  holy  before  the  world  by  the 
faith  of  Thy  people,  by  their  hope  in  Thee,  by 
their  love  for  Thee  and  for  one  another.  Let  it 
be  holy  in  our  reverence,  exalted  in  our  praises, 
honoured  in  our  worship.  O  quicken  Thy  Church 
to  hallow  Thy  Name.  Restore  to  us  joyfulness 
in  Thy  service.  Teach  us  pleasure  in  prayer. 
May  Thy   Name  be  hallowed. 

May  the  Name  of  the  Father  be  hallowed  in 
our  brotherliness  and  charity.  Let  it  be  honoured 
among  men  through  cheerful  courage  and  our 
zeal  for  all  merciful  deeds. 

May  the  Name  of  the  Father  be  confessed 
through  the  Son.  May  the  witness  of  Thy 
Church  to  the  Word  made  Flesh  be  faithful,  un- 
shakable. 

III. 

QUICKEN  in  us,  O  God,  the  blessed  hope 
of  the  kingdom  and  appearing  of  our  Lord  :  that, 
as  we  look  for  it,  so  we  may  hasten  it.  Increase 
our  faith.      Enliven  our  expectation. 

O  send   Him  whom  Thou  wilt  send  ;   His  re- 


ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS.  137 

ward  with  Him  and  His  work  before  Him.  O 
send  again  to  us  the  Saviour  of  the  world.  Make 
bare  Thine  own  arm,  O  God  ;  for  vain  is  the 
help  of  man.  We  wait  for  Thee,  Lord,  more 
than  they  that  wait  for  the  morning. 

Help  me,  O  God,  who  pray  thus,  to  be  myself 
as  one  who  looks  for  his  Lord,  not  knowing  the 
day  or  the  hour  :  in  unworldliness,  in  detachment 
from  desire,  in  patience,  in  readiness,  in  obedi- 
ence, m  peacefulness. 

IV. 

O  THAT  what  Thou  wiliest  were  done  in 
earth,  for  thus  earth  were  as  heaven.  I  believe 
that  Thy  will  is  good — in  Thee  there  is  no  dark- 
ness at  all.  I  believe  in  Thy  law — that  peace  is 
in  keeping  of  Thy  commandments.  Teach  us 
to  love  Thy  will,  as  our  defence  from  all  harm, 
as  the  very  way  of  peace,  whereby  Thou  art  the 
very  God  of  peace.  Suffer  us  not  to  think  that 
any  evil  thing  is  after  Thy  will. 

Give  me  faith  that  Thy  will  can  be  done  in 
earth.  Save  me  from  thinking  that  Thou  com- 
mandest  the  impossible.  Teach  me  to  trust  Thy 
will,  so  that  I  may  not  be  afraid  to  do  it. 

V. 

LORD,  Thou  knowest  of  what  things  I  have 
need.     Give  me   such    things,    I   pray   Thee.      I 


138  ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS. 

will  not  be  anxious  for  to-morrow.  My  Lord 
would  have  me  without  carefulness.  I  pray  for 
to-day. 

1  will  seek  my  bread  from  God.  Save  me,  O 
God,  from  looking  for  my  daily  bread  from  any 
hand  but  Thine.  Save  me  from  seeking  it  in 
any  way  that  is  not  right  before  Thee.  Let  me 
find  my  bread  in  honest  and  just  paths — given 
me  by  Thee  and  by  Thee  only. 

Lord,  I  live  not  by  bread  alone,  but  by  every 
word  of  Thine.  Give  me  also  the  Heavenly 
Bread — give  me  to  feed  on  Him  whose  Flesh  is 
true  meat,  and  His  Blood  true  drink,  that  He 
may  raise  me  up  at  the  last  day. 

VL 

I  CAN  pay  Thee  nothing  of  all  my  debt,  O 
God  ;  forgive  me,  only  because  I  ask  Thee.  My 
sin  is  great,  because  I  owe  Thee  infinitely  for 
love  that  passes  understanding,  and  I  neverthe- 
less offend  in  much  and  come  short  in  all.  Yet 
there  is  forgiveness  with  Thee. 

Help  me  to  deal  with  others'  as  Thou  with  me. 
Help  me  to  forgive  from  the  heart,  lest  I  lose  the 
forgiveness  which  Thou  hast  bestowed.  Let  me 
never  think  it  impossible  to  forgive  my  brother. 

Lord,  I  acknowledge  that  I  find  it  difficult  to 
forgive.  I  am  ready  to  forgive  until  I  am  in- 
jured :  then,  when  I  am  angry  and  suffer,  I  do 
not  know  how  to  forgive.     Help  me  to  know  that 


ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS.  139 

then  alone  is  my  opportunity  to  forgive,  as  Thou 
for  Christ' s  sake  hast  forgiven  me. 


VII. 

IF  Thou  chasten  me,  O  Lord,  be  it  not  in 
anger  :  if  Thou  rebuke  me,  be  it  not  in  the  hot- 
ness  of  Thy  displeasure.  As  my  Father  chasten 
me,  but  not  with  that  sorest  retribution,  that  I 
should  be  given  over  to  my  temptations.  Cast 
me  not  down  into  their  power.  Let  me  not  be 
swept  away  into  their  bondage.  I  deserve  it — 
for  I  have  dealt  easily  with  my  sins.  I  have  re- 
pented, and  have  returned  to  that  of  which  I  had 
repented.  I  have  dared  to  confess  sins  without 
forsaking  them.  Thou  hast  pardoned  sin — and 
I  have  repeated  it.  So  I  have  entangled  my  soul 
in  evil.  I  have  given  power  to  the  Tempter  to 
claim  me  that  1  be  sifted.  O  God,  I  tremble  and 
flee  unto  Thee.     I  am  Thine  :  save  me. 


VIII. 

DRAW  me  out  of  the  net,  O  God.  Break  my 
bonds.  Cut  my  life  loose  from  the  evil  that  is  in 
the  world.  Give  me  the  liberty  of  Thy  children. 
Perfect  the  things  that  concern  me.  From  evil, 
O  God,  from  all  evil — now  in  my  will — at  last  in 
the  fulness  of  my  being.  Let  me  be  the  bond- 
servant of  Christ,' so  that  I  maybe  free  as  regards 


140  ADDITIONAL  PR  A  VERS. 

sin  ;  that  I  may  have  my  fruit  unto  hoHness,  and 
the  end  everlasting  life. 

For  all  things  are  possible  with  Thee,  O  God  ; 
and  there  is  nothing  too  hard  for  Thee.  Thy 
might  is  put  forth  for  me,  and  Thou  wilt  perfect 
the  good  work  which  Thou  hast  begun.  I  will 
trust  and  not  be  afraid.  I  am  persuaded  that 
nothing  can  divide  me  from  Thy  love  which  is  in 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 


Glory  be  to  the  Father 

As  it  was 

Ame7i. 


%  Hmgcr  for  obtaining  Contrition. 

I  HAVE  sinned  greatly,  O  God,  and  in  many 
things  ;  but  in  nothing  do  I  perceive  myself 
so  sinful  as  in  this,  that  I  bear  my  sins  so  easily. 
I  am  not  stricken  at  heart  for  them  as  I  ought  to 
be.  I  am  not  duly  concerned  because  of  my  re- 
peated transgressions.  My  heart  is  cold  and 
untroubled,  though  1  endeavour  to  repent.  Lord, 
this  also  must  be  Thy  gift  to  me.  1  have  no 
worthy  penitence  to  offer  Thee.  1  beseech  Thee 
to  bestow  upon  me  a  greater  sensibility  of  con- 
science, a  heart  that  can  feel,  a  soul  that  can  be 
moved.  I  pray  Thee  to  make  in  me  a  holy  fear, 
a  purifying   shame,   a   sorrow   that   worketh  life. 


ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS.  141 

I  have  no  hope  of  this,  except  in  the  gift  and 
power  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit.  Put  forth  Thy  mercy 
by  Him,  O  God,  to  take  the  stony  heart  out  of 
my  breast  ;  and  to  give  me  a  heart  of  flesh,  that 
I  may  walk  in  Thy  statutes  and  keep  Thine 
rdinances.  Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


§1  ^mDcr  for  |o»  in  Communion  toitlj  (Sob. 

GREAT  and  wonderful  is  Thy  love  for  man, 
O  God,  and  Thy  grace  to  us,  whom  Thou  hast 
called  to  be  Thy  children  and  has  sought  to 
worship  Thee.  Nevertheless  I  have  seemed  to 
myself  like  a  dead  thing,  when  1  have  tried  to 
answer  Thy  blessed  invitations.  My  soul  is  dry  ; 
my  heart  is  cold.     My  mind  is  unable  to  conceive 

the  wonder  of  Thy  way  toward  me,  and  of  Thy 
love  in  Christ,  the  unspeakableness  of  Thy  gift 
in  the  Holy  Spirit,  or  the  riches  of  our  inherit- 
ance in  Thy  Sonship.  I  beseech  Thee  to  reveal 
these  things  in  my  heart.  Give  me  a  greater 
desire  to  pray,  a  deeper  joy  in  Thy  worship, 
more  pleasure  in  spiritual  things.  In  my  help- 
lessness to  change  myself  I  ask  this  from  Thy 
power  and  compassion,  in  the  communion  of  the 
Holy  Ghost  and  for  the  sake  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.      A?nen. 


142  ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS. 

%  Iprancr  for  ^oforr  to  take  pleasure  in  tl^c  polg 
^tripturfs. 

ALMIGHTY  GOD,  I  believe  that  Thou  hast 
spoken  to  us  by  the  holy  men  who  were  moved 
by  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  that  the  Scriptures  bear 
witness  of  Christ  our  Lord.  Yet  when  I  read 
them  I  too  little  search  them.  I  follow  their 
letter,  but  seem  to  myself  little  touched  by  the 
spirit.  I  have  made  it  my  duty  to  read  in  them, 
but  I  have  not  profited  as  I  ought,  nor  have  I 
taken  such  pleasure  in  Thy  word  as  many  of  Thy 
servants  find  therein.  I  accuse  myself  for  this, 
for  I  know  that  Thy  law  is  wonderful  ;  but  I  am 
dull  of  heart  and  I  am  occupied  in  mind  bv  lower 
things.  I  earnestly  ask  Thee  for  such  deeper 
fellowship  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  who  speaks  in  the 
blessed  Scriptures,  that  when  I  open  them,  I 
may  perceive  His  mind  in  what  I  read,  and 
forthwith  hear  in  them  His  voice  to  myself.  I 
ask  Thee  for  a  quicker  understanding  in  spiritual 
things,  for  more  desire  to  understand,  a  fuller 
perception  of  Thy  purpose  in  the  Church,  that 
I  may  become  teachable,  and  may  love  that  by 
which  Thou  wilt  teach  me.  Grant  this  to  my 
necessity,  O  my  God,  through  Thy  Son,  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS.  143 


%  ^WDfrfor  tbt  Potions  of  t^e  Spirit  in  communituting. 

O  GOD,  who  callest  me  to  the  holy  table  of 
Thy  blessed  Son,  there  with  all  Thy  people  to 
minister  before  Thee  in  its  most  high  mystery, 
and  there  to  receive  and  feed  upon  Jesus  Christ  : 
I  rejoice  in  Thy  calling  ;  yet  I  tremble  and  I 
reproach  myself,  because  at  other  times,  thus 
doing,  I  have  found  myself  so  cold  and  so  little 
moved  by  that  which  1  did.  1  know  with  my 
understanding  what  this  great  and  wonderful 
Sacrament  is  ;  but  with  my  heart  I  do  not  suf- 
ciently  apprehend  it.  Give  me  power  to  realise 
the  presence  of  my  Lord.  As  my  eyes  behold 
the  outward  part  of  the  Sacrament,  may  my  soul 
see  that  inward  and  spiritual  part  of  the  same 
action.  Quicken  me  to  know  that  1  am  myself 
showing  Thee  the  Lord's  death  forme.  Inspire 
me  to  perceive  that  Thou  art  regarding  what  we 
do,  and  for  His  one  sacrifice  art  forgiving  and 
accepting  us  ;  that  it  may  be  to  me  the  uttermost 
confession  of  my  sin  and  the  most  perfect  appre- 
hension of  salvation — the  holiest  sorrow  and  the 
chiefest  joy — an  oblation  of  all  possible  thanks- 
giving and  praise.  Reveal  to  me  my  Lord  who 
comes  forth  full-handed  with  His  riches,  prevail- 
ing from  His  intercession,  as  a  Shepherd  feeding 
His  flock,  as  a  King  feasting  with  His  people. 
Increase  my  hunger  for  Him,  that  my  heart  may 
welcome  His  coming.      Increase  my  faith,  that  I 


144  ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS. 

may  know  what  He  does  to  me.  Grant  me  this 
joy,  O  Father  ;  and  yet,  if  Thou  withhold  it,  help 
me  to  be  content  that  Thou  vouchsafest  to  me  to 
do  that  which  the  Lord  hath  appointed,  and  help 
me  to  believe  certainly  that  He  gives  what  he  has 
promised.  Through  the  same  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
Amen. 


%  ^rager  for  ^Icssing  on  it  (Soob  W.zx\\. 

THOU  knowest  my  heart,  O  God,  and  that  in 
this  thing  which  I  have  undertaken  I  have  de- 
sired not  my  own  advantage,  but  verily  to  serve 
Thee  and  to  glorify  my  Lord.  Let  it  not  want 
Thy  blessing.  Refuse  not  to  be  served  by  me. 
The  hearts  of  men  are  in  Thy  hand  :  incline 
them  to  think  kindly  of  my  endeavour.  Cause 
them  to  understand  my  purpose.  Dispose  them 
to  be  favourable  to  me  when  1  seek  their  help. 
If  it  please  Thee,  suffer  me  to  see  that  Thy  pleas- 
ure prospers  in  my  hand.  I  thank  Thee  for 
every  token  of  Thine  acceptance  of  my  sacrifice, 
and  for  the  encouragement  which  1  have  re- 
ceived ;  1  bow  to  Thy  will  in  what  has  discour- 
aged me.  I  fervently  ask  Thee  for  the  grace  of 
perseverance,  for  courage,  for  a  heart  to  believe 
in  my  fellow-men — to  believe  and  to  hope.  I 
commend  my  work  to  Thee,  and  I  pray  Thee  to 
show  that  Thou  art  with  me.  Give  me  wisdom, 
O  God,  that   I   may  be  prudent  in  Thy  service  ; 


ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS.  145 

yet  give  me   zeal    enough   to    be    bold  for    Thy 
name.      Through  Jesus  Christ,  Thy  beloved  Son. 


%  ^rancr  for  ^rlloto-toorkcrs. 

(iRANT,  O  God,  that  we,  who  are  bound 
together  in  one  holy  purpose,  be  of  one  mind 
and  one  heart.  Let  there  be  no  root  of  bitter- 
ness among  us,  no  emulation,  nothing  done  for 
vainglory.  Grant  that  each  esteem  other  better 
than  himself,  and  be  ready  to  take  the  lowest 
place  and  to  be  servant  of  all.  Teach  us  how  to 
bear  each  his  own  burden,  yet  also  how  to  bear 
one  another's  burdens.  So  let  us  have  joy,  not 
only  in  our  task,  and  not  only  in  its  fruit,  but 
also  in  fellowship  with  one  another,  proving  each 
other's  faith,  and  perceiving  the  goodness  of  the 
blessed  way  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  who  liveth  and 
reigneth.     Aincn. 


Ji  ^rancr  of  tbosc  bbo  builb  a  Cburtb- 

ALMIGHTY  GOD,  whose  Son  our  Lord  was 
consumed  with  the  zeal  of  Thine  house  :  inspire 
the  hearts  of  all  Thy  people  with  the  same  mind, 
and  grant  unto  us  Thy  blessing  and  guidance  in 
seeking  to  build  Thee  in  this  place  a  House  of 
Prayer.      Raise  up  help  for  us,  and  give  us  what 


146  ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS. 

for  this  end  we  need.      Hear  us,  we  pray  Thee, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


%  |1mucr  for  tl)c  Ise  of  a  Suilb. 

ETERNAL  and  most  blessed  Spirit,  the 
promise  of  the  Father  and  unspeakable  gift  of 
God,  who  abidest  with  the  Church  for  ever : 
dwell  ever,  we  pray  Thee,  with  this  Guild  of  Thy 
servants,  the  Spirit  of  wisdom  and  understand- 
ing, the  Spirit  of  counsel  and  might,  the  Spirit 
of  knowledge  and  of  the  fear  of  the  Lord  ;  the 
bond  of  our  unity  with  Christ,  the  strength  of 
our  obedience,  the  joy  of  our  fellowship  with 
one  another  ;  who  with  the  Father  and  the  Son 
art  worshipped  and  glorified,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 


%  Prager  of  a  %-xn\\\  on  behalf  of  #ffspring. 

MOST  MERCIFUL  GOD,  who  hast  wonder- 
fully made  the  tie  of  parent  and  child  in  the  like- 
ness of  Thine  own  Divine  Fatherhood  :  I  beseech 
Thee  for  help  in  regard  to  those  whom  Thou  hast 
given  me.  Enable  me  so  to  be  with  them  that  it 
may  be  possible  for  them  to  obey  Thy  command- 
ment, and  to  honour  fatherhood  in  me.  Give  me 
a  wise  spirit  of  rule,  and  them  a  holy  spirit  of 
obedience.  Make  me  just  as  well  as  kind, 
patient  as  well  as  strong.      Teach  me  to  under- 


ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS.  147 

stand  them,  that  I  may  teach  them,  and  to  love 
them  in  Christ  as  well  as  with  natural  affection. 
Save  me  from  dealing  with  them  as  if  they  were 
mine  for  my  pleasure.  Save  me  from  injustice 
to  their  ignorance,  from  cruelty  to  their  weak- 
ness, from  impatience  with  their  faults.  Save 
me  from  slothfulness  to  teach  them,  and  from 
selfish  unwillingness  to  correct  their  errors.  Save 
me  from  growing  worldly  for  them.  I  fear  the 
temptation  to  seek  their  advantage  as  I  would 
not  have  sought  my  own.  Help  me  to  trust 
Thee  in  what  concerns  them,  as  I  have  trusted 
Thee  for  myself.  And  may  Thy  Holy  Spirit 
incline  their  heart  to  good  :  to  obey  what  is 
right,  and  to  believe  what  is  true,  and  to  see 
what  is  excellent.  For  without  Thee  I  can  do 
nothing. 

O  God,  be  merciful  to  me  in  them,  and  suffer 
not  that  my  sins  rise  up  to  judge  me,  or  my 
faults  to  rebuke  me,  in  these  the  offspring  of  my 
body  and  of  my  soul. 

For  Thy  pity  which  is  in  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
A  me 71. 


A  pranrr  for  tbc  Ssc  of  a  §oit  or  gaugbtrr. 

MY  FATHER  which  art  in  heaven,  I  beseech 
Thee  to  enable  me  with  fulness  of  honour  to 
regard  the  fatherhood  under  which,  as  a  sacra- 
ment of  Thine  own   Fatherhood,   Thou  hast  set 


148  ADDITIOXAL  PR  A  VERS. 

me.  Suffer  me  not  with  growing  strength  and 
increasing  age  to  lose  my  sense  of  debt  and 
reverence  as  a  son  in  my  father's  house,  (iive 
me  knowledge  of  the  mystery  of  sonship,  as  it  is 
revealed  in  Christ  Jesus,  that  I  may  glorify  Him 
and  show  His  mind  in  all  due  obedience,  and  by 
diligent  regard  of  that  tie  which  is  sacred  on 
earth  as  being  the  shadow  of  the  unity  which  is 
eternal  in  the  heavens. 

That    Thy  praise  may  be    known  among    us, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     A?ne?t. 


§1  ^raiJtr  ferbm  one  is  S^empteb. 

O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  hast  suffered 
being  tempted,  have  mercy  upon  me.  O  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  who  in  the  days  of  Thy  flesh  wast 
heard  of  God  the  Father  in  Thy  crying  to  Him 
because  Thou  fearedst,  have  mercy  upon  me  ; 
for  in  fear  of  my  temptation  I  cry  unto  Thee. 
O  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  didst  pray  for  Thy 
disciple  when  Satan  claimed  him  to  be  sifted  as 
wheat,  pray  for  me  that  my  faith  fail  not.  O 
Lord,  whose  soul  was  sorrowful  even  unto  death, 
because  the  prince  of  this  world  came  against 
Thee,  though  he  had  no  part  in  Thee,  have  pity 
on  me  :  for  I  am  tempted  ;  and  I  am  not  as 
Thou  wert,  but  by  many  sins  I  have  delivered 
myself  to  the  power  of  temptation.  O  Lord,  put 
forth  help  for  me.     Rid  me  out  of  the  net.     Break 


ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS.  149 

the  hold  of  evil  upon  me.  Purge  my  heart  of 
desire.  Help  me  to  die  to  sin  in  Thee,  that  it 
may  not  have  dominion  over  me.  And  I  will 
praise  Thee,  Thou  merciful  and  faithful  High 
Priest  who  art  able  to  succour  those  who  are 
tempted.  Who  livest  and  reignest  with  the 
Father  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  one  God,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 


%.  ^rajjcr  (n^cu  one  is  uncertain  of  Pntg. 

I  DESIRE  to  do  Thy  will,  O  God,  my  God, 
for  I  know  that  that  alone  is  good  ;  but  for  my 
blindness  and  foolishness  1  do  not  plainly  see 
what  is  the  way  in  which  Thou  wouldst  have  me 
go.  My  conscience  bids  me  do  the  right  only  : 
and  so  I  desire,  and  am  not  afraid  ;  but  my  con- 
science does  not  tell  me  on  which  hand  the  right 
path  lies.  Enlighten  me  by  Thy  Holy  Spirit. 
Guide  me  by  Thy  providence.  Give  me  a  token 
of  Thy  will.  Send  me  direction.  If  I  am  at  all 
darkened  by  self-will,  or  biassed  by  love  of  my 
own  interest,  or  turned  from  the  truth  by  human 
affection  ;  or  if  I  am  hindered  from  seeing  plainly 
by  any  hatred  of  my  brother,  or  by  any  slothful 
unwilhngness  of  soul,  by  prejudice  or  partisan- 
ship :  I  beseech  Thee,  O  God,  to  purge  my  soul 
of  such  a  thing  ;  I  pray  Thee  to  give  me  knowl- 
edge of  myself,  that  I  may  cleanse  my  heart,  and 
so  reach  a  right  judgment. 


ISO  A  DD I TIONA  L  PR  A  VERS. 

I  fear  to  grieve  the  Holy  Spirit.  I  fear  to  sin 
by  doing  anything  which  is  not  of  faith.  I  verily 
desire  to  submit  myself  to  Thy  word.  Let  light 
rise  up  for  me,  O  God,  in  the  communion  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  and  for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ  and 
of  Thy  love  in  Him,  who  with  Thee  and  the 
same  Spirit  liveth  and  reigneth.     Anieii . 


%.  '^rancr  brforc  going  on  h  |ournfn. 

MY  times  are  in  Thy  hand,  O  God,  and  I  go 
forth  not  knowing  whither  the  way  may  bring 
me,  or  how  it  shall  be  with  me  or  with  the  matter 
which  causes  my  journey.  But  Thou  knowest 
the  end  from  the  beginning,  and  with  Thee  are 
the  issues  of  every  hour  of  my  life.  I  commend 
myself  to  Thee.  May  Thy  hand  be  upon  me  for 
good.  If  it  please  Thee,  prosper  my  work  ;  bless 
my  undertaking  ;  further  my  purpose.  Let  this 
also,  good  Lord,  end  for  me  in  thanksgiving, 
when  I  have  seen  what  Thou  wilt  appoint  for  me. 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


%,  |lranrr  for  use  bbrn  in  ^nvictn. 

I  BESEECH  Thee,  O  Lord,  to  quiet  my  spirit 
in  faith  of  Thee.  My  Saviour  would  have  me 
without  carefulness  ;  yet  1  am  of  an  anxious 
mind,   careful  and  troubled  about    many  things. 


ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS.  151 

I  acknowledge  my  foolishness  therein  ;  I  accuse 
myself  of  ingratitude — for  Thy  mercies  to  me 
have  been  countless.  O  God,  who  hast  num- 
bered the  hairs  of  my  head,  and  who  knowest  of 
what  things  I  have  need,  help  me  to  be  quietly 
in  Thy  hand,  casting  my  care  upon  Thee.  Lord, 
increase  my  faith,  that  I  may  confess  Thee  by 
resting  upon  Thy  Name,  and  praise  Thee  by  an 
untroubled  confidence  in  Thy  power  and  wisdom, 
and  in  Thy  mercies  even  to  me,  who  deserve 
them  not.  Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

%  |1rnDcr  bbcn  in  Soubt. 

O  God,  whose  Son  Jesus  Christ  hast  promised 
that  if  any  man  wills  to  do  Thy  will  he  shall 
know  of  the  doctrine  :  I  entreat  Thee  to  accept 
my  imperfect  desire  after  Thy  will,  and  to  bless 
it  with  that  great  reward.  Help  me  to  cleave 
unto  Thee  in  darkness  until  Thou  bring  me  out 
into  light.  I  know  that  the  truth  stands  in  Christ 
Jesus  :  help  me  also  to  perceive  it.  I  know  that 
by  Him  alone  I  can  come  to  Thee  :  show  me  the 
way  in  Him,  O  my  Father.  I  am  sure  that  life 
eternal  is  in  Him  only  :  grant  me  to  find  it,  O 
(jod.  Thou  knowest  that  I  seek,  O  God — and 
shall  I  not  find  ?  1  hope  in  Thee,  O  God  ;  let 
my  hope  save  me  ;  make  it  an  anchor  for  my 
soul.  Help  me  to  put  forth  my  will  in  believing, 
and  by  violence  to  enter  Thy  kingdom. 


152  ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS. 

Grant  this,  O  God,  to  me,  for  whom  also  Christ 
died.     Amen. 

^rforc  a  ^urrage. 

O  GOD,  who  hast  ordained  marriage,  honour- 
able in  all  ;  holy  and  blessed,  a  great  mystery  in 
Christ  Jesus  ;  the  likeness  of  the  union  of  Christ 
and  the  Church  ;  let  the  fulness  of  Thy  benedic- 
tion be  upon  the  union  of  Thy  son  and  daughter, 
for  whom  I  pray  ;  prepare  their  hearts  by  Thy 
grace  so  in  Thy  holy  fear  to  vow  to  one  another, 
that  they  may  obtain  Thy  help  to  fulfil  every 
duty  and  to  bear  every  responsibility  of  marriage  : 
that  it  may  be  well  with  them,  O  God,  and  peace 
and  joy  be  in  their  home,  and  their  hearts  be 
united  to  fear  Thee,  and  that  each  may  help  the 
other  to  know  Thee  and  serve  Thee  well  and 
truly  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.     Aiiicn. 


@n  \\t  ©trasion  of  w  ^irtb. 

{To  be  used  daily  ttntil  the  child  is  christened.) 

THANKS  be  to  Thee,  O  God,  that  this  child 
is  born  into  the  world.  As  Thou  hast  given  the 
life,  so  in  Thy  mercy  preserve  it.  Let  Thy  gra- 
cious Fatherhood  overshadow  and  protect  it  from 
all  harm  in  body  and  soul.  May  this  child  be 
spared  to  come  to  the  font  of  baptism,  and  there 


ADDITION  A  L  PR  A  YERS.  1 5  3 

receive  all  Thy  Grace  which  Thou  hast  prepared 
for  us,  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.     Amen. 


^rforc  a  ^aptism. 

ALMIGHTY  GOD,  who  by  our  ascended  Lord 
dost  ever  send  down  Thy  Holy  Spirit  upon  Thy 
Church,  to  fill  Thine  ordinances  with  heavenly 
power,  causing  those  things  which  are  done  ac- 
cording to  Thine  ordinance  truly  and  really  to 
come  to  pass  :  grant  us  with  undoubting  faith  to 
come  unto  this  mystery  of  holy  baptism,  bringing 
to  Thee  the  child  who  is  Thy  gift  to  us.  Whom 
do  Thou,  for  Christ's  sake,  O  Father,  receive 
unto  Thyself,  engrafting  /n??i  into  the  body  of  the 
Lord,  quickening  his  spirit  by  Thy  Holy  Spirit, 
and  making  //////  partaker  of  all  Thy  grace. 

May  those  who  make  answer  for  ///;;/  have 
from  Thee  grace  sufficient  for  the  holy  charge 
which  they  accept  ;  and,  vowing  truly,  be  helped 
of  Thee  to  fulfil  the  same.  Through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 


%SXii  a  baptism. 

KEEP,  O  Lord,  I  pray,  this  Thy  child  in  Thy 
Fatherly  tuition  and  guardianship  that  he  may 
abide  in  Christ,  into  whom  he  is  now  engrafted. 
May  he  never  fall  from  the  grace  which  he  has 
received.     Father,  Divine  Husbandman,  tending 


154  ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS. 

the  true  Vine,  grant  that  this  be  a  fruitful  branch 
in  Christ,  pruned  by  Thy  hand,  bearing  the  fruits 
of  the  Spirit.  Merciful  Jesus,  Shepherd  of  the 
sheep,  care  for  this  lamb  of  the  flock,  upon  which 
is  now  set  Thy  mark.  May  it  never  leave  Thy 
hand  ;  but,  being  Thine,  may  it  know  Thy  voice, 
and  by  Thee  be  led  in  and  out  and  find  pasture. 
But  if  ever  it  stray,  Lord,  remember  Thy  word 
and  go  after  it  into  the  wilderness,  and  seek  until 
Thou  find  it  and  bring  it  back.  O  most  holy 
and  gracious  Spirit,  of  whom  the  Temple  is 
builded  together,  an  habitation  for  God  :  may 
this  living  stone  be  established  where  now  it  is 
built  into  the  holy  wall.  May  the  body  of  this 
child  be  Thy  dwelling-place.  May  his  members 
be  Thine  instruments  for  righteousness.  May  he 
stand  in  his  lot  in  the  end  of  the  days. 

And  to  the  Name  of  the  Father,  the  Son,  and 
the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  be  glory,  world 
without  end.     Amen, 


Jfor  ottf  fol^o  is  %\i\\. 

LORD,  he  whom  Thou  lovest  is  sick  :  tarry 
not,  I  beseech  Thee,  merciful  Lord,  but  put  forth 
Thy  power  for  ///;//.  Thou  art  the  Saviour  of  our 
bodies  as  of  our  souls,  and  all  our  life  is  from 
Thee  :  heal  hi7n,  O  Lord.  In  the  old  days  they 
brought  their  sick  to  Thee,  and  Thou  didst  send 
none  away  uncomforted.     They  laid  them  at  Thy 


ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS.  155 

feet,  and  Thou  didst  heal  them  all.  I  know  that 
Thou  art  the  same  yesterday  and  to-day.  Thy 
hand  is  not  shortened  ;  Thy  pity  is  not  less. 
Lord,  I  come  to  Thee  as  they  came.  Say  to  me 
also,  "According  to  thy  faith  be  it  unto  thee," 
and  give  me  faith  to  obtain  Thy  mercy.  I  bring 
my  sick  to  Thee  :  say  unto  me,  "  Be  it  unto  thee 
even  as  thou  wilt."  I  beseech  Thee,  merciful 
Jesus,  to  hear  me  ;  for  to  Thee  belongeth  all 
power  in  earth  as  in  heaven.  And  to  Thy  Name 
be  glory  for  ever.     Ameji. 


%   S^^anksgibing  after  ^ttoberg. 

O  LORD  my  God,  I  cried  unto  Thee  and 
Thou  hast  healed  me  ;  Thou  hast  brought  up  my 
soul  from  the  grave  ;  Thou  hast  kept  me  alive 
that  I  should  not  go  down  to  the  pit. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  forget  not  all 
His  benefits  .  who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities  ; 
who  healeth  all  thy  diseases  ;  who  redeemeth 
thy  life  from  destruction  ;  who  crowneth  thee 
with  loving-kindness  and  tender  mercies. 

O  most  gracious  God,  who  of  Thy  great  good- 
ness hast  restored  health  to  Thy  servant  :  receive 
the  thanksgiving  which  thus  is  offered  before 
Thee.  Continue  and  establish  this  Thy  mercy, 
that  the  life  which  Thou  hast  spared  may  be  also 
strengthened,  and  that  it  may  be  the  more 
heartily  devoted  to  Thee,  and   continually  be  to 


156  ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS. 

the   praise  of  Thy  glory.      Through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Anieii. 


<Jor  the  ^Dittg. 

THE  mercies  of  the  Lord  are  from  everlasting 
to  everlasting. 

O  Lord,  save  Thy  servant,  which  putteth  his 
trust  in  Thee. 

Send  him  help  from  Thy  sanctuary,  and  ever- 
more mightily  defend  ///;;/. 

Be  unto  him  a  strong  tower  from  the  face  of 
the  enemy. 

Lord,  have  mercy. 
Christ,  have  mercy. 
Lord,  have  mercy. 

O  Lamb  of  God,  which  takest  away  the  sins  of 
the  world  : 

Have  mercy  upon  Jii)}i. 

O  Lamb  of  God,  which  takest  away  the  sins  of 
the  world  : 

Grant  him  Thy  peace. 

Lord  Jesus,  receive  his  spirit.      Amen. 

Father,  into  Thy  hands  we  commend  his 
spirit  : 

Thou  hast  redeemed  ///;;/,  O  Lord  God  of 
truth.     Amen. 


ADDITIONAL  PRAYERS.  157 

gifter  a  g^at^ 

HELP  me,  O  God,  to  bow  myself  to  Thine 
appointment.  I  flee  to  Thee.  I  know  not  what 
to  say — only  I  will  sorrow  at  Thy  feet.  Make 
it  possible  for  me  to  submit  myself  to  Thee. 

Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  didst  Thyself  weep  for 
Thy  friend,  who  didst  comfort  Martha  and  Mary 
in  their  grief :  have  pity  upon  me. 

Comfort,  most  merciful  God,  those  who  share 
my  sorrow.  I  beseech  Thee  to  speak  with  them, 
and,  as  Thou  art  able,  to  uphold  them. 

I  bless  Thee,  Lord  Jesus,  who  hast  Thyself 
trodden  the  way  of  death.  I  hope  in  Thee  for 
him  who  is  now  fallen  asleep — for  Thou  art  Lord 
of  the  living  and  of  the  dead,  and  death  cannot 
divide  from  Thy  love.  Thou  art  able  to  keep 
what  our  faith  entrusts  to  Thee.  Thou  wilt  not 
suffer  that  our  hope  in  Thee  be  confounded. 
Therefore  I  praise  Thee  ;  and  to  Thee  be  glory, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 


HppenMj* 


®^e  ^ipostlcs'  €tetti. 

T  BELIEVE  in  God.  the  Father  Almighty, 
J.      Maker  of  heaven  and  earth. 

And  in  Jesus  Christ,  His  only  Son,  our  Lord  ; 
who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  Born  of 
the  Virgin  Mary,  Suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate, 
Was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried  ;  He  descended 
into  hell  :  The  third  day  He  rose  again  from  the 
dead  :  He  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth  on 
the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty. 
From  thence  He  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick 
and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Holy  Catholic 
Church,  the  Communion  of  Saints,  the  Forgive- 
ness of  Sins,  the  Resurrection  of  the  Body,  and 
the  Life  Everlasting.     Amen. 


®^c  ^tcmc  Crecb. 

I  BELIEVE  in  one  God  the  Father  Almighty, 
Maker  of  heaven  and  earth,  and  of  all  things 
visible  and  invisible. 

And  in  one  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  only  be- 
gotten Son  of  God,  begotten  of  His  Father  before 

II  i6i 


1 62  APPENDIX. 

all  worlds,  God  of  God,  Light  of  Light,  Very  God 
of  Very  God,  Begotten  not  made.  Being  of  one 
Substance  with  the  Father,  by  whom  all  things 
were  made  ;  who  for  us  men  and  for  our  salva- 
tion came  down  from  heaven,  and  was  incarnate 
by  the  Holy  Ghost  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  and  was 
made  man,  and  was  crucified  also  for  us  under 
Pontius  Pilate  ;  He  suffered  and  was  buried,  and 
the  third  day  He  rose  again  according  to  the 
Scriptures,  and  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth 
on  the  right  hand  of  the  Father.  And  He  shall 
come  again  with  glory  to  judge  both  the  quick 
and  the  dead  ;  whose  Kingdom  shall  have  no 
end. 

And  I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Lord  and 
Giver  of  Life,  who  proceedeth  from  the  Father 
and  the  Son,  who  with  the  Father  and  the  Son 
together  is  worshipped  and  glorified  ;  who  spake 
by  the  prophets.  And  I  believe  one  Holy  Catho- 
lic and  Apostolic  Church.  I  acknowledge  one 
baptism  for  the  remission  of  sins,  and  I  look  for 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  and  the  life  of  the 
world  to  come,     Ame?i. 

€\n  Sum  of  t^e  fab  of  (Sob. 

Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
mind.  This  is  the  first  and  great  command- 
ment. And  the  second  is  like  .unto  it  :  Thou 
shalt  love  thy   neighbour  as  thyself.     On  these 


APPENDIX.  163 

two    commandments    hang  all   the  law  and  the 
prophets. 

^^e  Sfoo  ^atrnments  gtiumlb  ncttssarg  to  ^alfaation. 
I.   Baptism.  2.  The  Holy  Communion. 

®be  <Sigl2t  ^catilubcs. 

1.  Blessed  are  the  poor  in  spirit:  for  theirs   is 

the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

2.  Blessed  are  they  that  mourn  :  for  they  shall 

be  comforted. 

3.  Blessed  are  the  meek  :  for  they  shall  inherit 

the  earth. 

4.  Blessed  are  they  which  do  hunger  and  thirst 

after  righteousness  :  for  they  shall  be  filled. 

5.  Blessed  are  the  merciful  :  for  they  shall  obtain 

mercy. 

6.  Blessed  are  the  pure  in  heart  :  for  they  shall 

see  God. 

7.  Blessed  are  the  peacemakers  :  for  they  shall 

be  called  the  children  of  God. 

8.  Blessed  are    they    which    are    persecuted  for 

righteousness'   sake  :  for  theirs  is  the  king- 
dom of  heaven. 

^be  S^brcc  <fbangrUral  O^rarfS. 
I.  Faith.  2.   Hope.  3-  Charity. 


1 64  APPENDIX. 

Sbrce  ^cts  of  t|)e  gcbolional  ^ife. 

1 .  "  When  thou  doest  alms. ' ' 

2.  "When  thou  prayest." 

3.  • '  When  thou  fastest. ' ' 


%\t  J^our  Cnrbinal  i^irtucs. 

1.  Justice.  3.   Temperance. 

2.  Prudence.  4.   Fortitude. 


C^e  §eben  <&ifts  of  \\i  ||olg  <S^ost. 

1.  Wisdom.  4.   Might. 

2.  Understanding.  5.    Knowledge. 

3.  Counsel.  6.   Godliness. 

7.   Holy  Fear. 


STbe  |tinc  Jruits  of  t^e  Spirit. 

1.  Love.  5.  Gentleness. 

2.  Joy.  6.  Goodness. 

3.  Peace.  7.  Faith. 

4.  Longsuffering.  8.  Meekness. 

9.   Temperance. 

As  also  : 
Patience.  Humility.  Purity. 


APPENDIX. 


165 


%\i  ^cbtnfolb  Morks  of  Pmg. 


Spiritual. 

1.  To  instruct  the  ignorant. 

2.  To  admonish  offenders. 

3.  To  counsel  the  doubting. 

4.  To  comfort  the  sorrow- 

ful. 

5.  To  forgive  offences. 

6.  To     suffer     wrong     pa- 

tiently. 

7.  To  pray  for  others. 


Corporal. 

1.  To  feed  the  hungry  and 

give  drink  to  the  thirsty. 

2.  To  clothe  the  naked. 

3.  To  shelter  the  homeless. 

4.  To  visit  the  sick. 


5.  To  minister  to  prisoners. 
3.  To    consider  the  widows 

and  fatherless. 
7.  To  bury  the  dead. 


Vt^t  Jour  fast  S;bings. 


Death. 
Judgment. 


Heaven. 
Hell. 


^cfatn  ^fittons  |5ins :  the  Opposite  Virtues. 


Pride. 

Humility. 

Covetousness. 

Generosity. 

Lust. 

Chastity. 

Anger. 

Meekness. 

Gluttony. 

Temperance. 

Envy. 

Brotherly  love, 

Sloth. 

Diligence. 

1 66  APPENDIX. 

^iitf  Muds  of  participating  in  anotbrr's  §in. 

1.  By  counsel.  5.  By  praise  or  flattery. 

2.  By  command.  6.  By  concealment. 

3.  By  consent.  7-  By  partaking. 

4.  By  provocation.  8.  By  silence. 

9.    By  defence  of  the  ill  done. 

Wii%  ^cbtn  SJorbs  from  \\t  Cross. 

Jesus  said  : 

Father,  forgive  them,  for  they  know  not  what 

they  do. 
Verily  I  say  unto  Thee,  To-day  shalt  thou  be 

with  Me  in  paradise. 
Woman,  behold  thy  son  :  Behold  thy  mother. 
My  God,  My  God,  why  hast  Thou  forsaken 

Me? 
I  thirst. 
It  is  finished. 
Father,    into    Thy   hands    I    commend   m 

Spirit. 

%\t  ^efatn  psalms  callrb  ^cmtential. 
Psalms  vi.,  xxxii.,  xxxviii.,  U.,  cii.,  cxxx.,  cxliii. 

Vci}  Psalms  callrb  of  ?9cgrECS,  or  (Srabual. 
Psalms  cxx.  to  cxxxiv. 


APPENDIX, 


167 


S^^inga  in  tobic^  to  Mattlj  anb  ^jpran. 

Remember,  Christian  soul,  that  thou  hast  this 
day,  and  all  days — 


God  to  glorify. 
Jesus  to  follow. 
A  soul  to  save. 
A  body  to  mortify. 
Sins  to  repent  of. 
Virtues  to  acquire. 
Hell  to  avoid. 
Heaven  to  win. 


Eternity  to  prepare  for. 
Time  to  profit  by. 
Neighbours  to  edify. 
The  world  to  despise. 
Devils  to  combat. 
Passions  to  subdue. 
Death,  it  may  be,  to  suffer. 
Judgment  to  bear. 


%\t   psalter  bibibcb  so  that  it  man  bt  rtab 
carl)  month. 


Da 

v.               Morning. 

EVENIN(4. 

I 

i.-v. 

vi.-viii. 

2 

ix.-xi. 

xii.-xiv. 

3 

xv.-xvii. 

xviii. 

4 

xix.-xxi. 

xxii.,  xxiii. 

5 

xxiv.-xxvi. 

xxvii.-xxix. 

6 

XXX.,  xxxi. 

xxxii.-xxxiv 

7 

XXXV.,  xxxvi. 

xxxvii. 

8 

xxxviii.-xl. 

xli.-xliii. 

9 

xliv.-xlvi. 

xlvii.-xlix. 

10 

l.-lii. 

liii.-lv. 

II 

Ivi.-lviii. 

lix.-lxi. 

12 

Ixii.-lxiv. 

Ixv.-lxvii. 

1 68 


APPENDIX. 


Da' 

i'.               Morning. 

Evening. 

13- 

Ixviii. 

Ixix.,  Ixx. 

14. 

Ixxi.,  Ixxii. 

Ixxiii.,  Ixxiv. 

15 

Ixxv.-lxxvii. 

Ixxviii. 

16 

Ixxix.-lxxxi. 

Ixxxii.-lxxxv, 

17 

Ixxxvi.-lxxxviii. 

Ixxxix. 

18 

xc.-xcii. 

xciii.,  xciv. 

19 

xcv.-xcvii. 

xcviii.-ci. 

20 

cii.,  ciii. 

civ. 

21 

cv. 

cvi. 

22 

cvii. 

cviii.,  cix. 

23 

cx.-cxiii. 

cxiv.,  cxv. 

24 

cxvi.-cxviii. 

cxix.  1-32. 

25 

cxix.  37-72. 

cxix.  73-104. 

26 

cxix.  105-144. 

cxix.   145-176 

27 

cxx.-cxxv. 

cxxvi.-cxxxi. 

28 

cxxxii.-cxxxv. 

cxxxvi.-cxliii. 

29 

cxxxix.-cxli. 

cxlii.,  cxliii. 

30 
31 

[  cxliv.-cxlvi. 

cxlvii.-cl. 

Date  Due 

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